The "Parenting and Adolescents" video made me think about lives at home. I agree with the video when it says that kids and their parents often make a big argument over some small, insignificant matters. I tend to fight with my parents over many small things. Growing up I have learned a lot, and my teen years have helped me realized a lot of things. It was drama filled and crazy, but a lot of fun. I believe that I will benefit from all of my experiences and have more knowledge going into the adult world.
One thing I found interesting in Chapter 4 was in the section about gender development. A boy in Canada was born and lost his male parts in a circumcision accident and his parents decided to raise him as a girl. As the child grew, 'she' didn't like any girl toys or girls clothing and played a lot rougher than other females of her age. She wasn't interested in boys at all as she grew up. Then, her parents decided to tell her about the accident. The child then decided to become the male he was born as and assumed a new name, David. He married a woman later on but committed suicide shortly after. This is interesting how your body knows what you are, and your mind knows what you are.
In Chapter 5 I found childhood amnesia to be very interesting. It stated that most of us can't remember much of anything before age 3. This is interesting because we have such a great memory of everything else, but can't remember anything up to age 3. We seem to be able to remember things if our parents remind us they happened though.
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I think I have childhood amnesia. I might just have memory loss though because I can't remember a lot of things. I also think it is right about us remembering things when someone reminds us. It's almost like it triggers your memory and you remember some how. I think that the story about the man who was raised a girl and then decided to become a man again when he was older is sad. I can't even imagine what he felt like.
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