A 10-year-old boy lives with his mother and 18-year-old sister in South Carolina, as his father is in the Army and his other siblings have moved away. He enjoys playing video games and sports with the neighborhood children. While social and competitive, he can become upset if he loses or is made fun of. At school, he focuses on his homework and does well academically. He is navigating the psychosocial crisis of industry versus inferiority by mastering new skills like dance moves on the Wii and drawing pictures.

1. Middle Childhood
Ages 6-11
Brooke Waldrup

2. 10 Year Old Boy
Father is in the Army and mother is a stay at home mom.
Due to being apart of a military family, they move around a lot.
They typically move every 4 years and recently just moved to
South Carolina.
He is the youngest of 4 siblings, but only lives with his 18 year
sister while one older brother is at college and the other is
married and living in Texas.

3. He is very social and makes friends wherever
they move. He currently has several children his
age living in the neighborhood and he often
goes out to play with them after he finishes his
homework.
His hobbies right now are playing Wii, playing
volleyball with his sister & snap chatting his
family.

4. Milestones
Perspective Taking
Learning new things from friends, not all good things.
Reading
Not much value is placed on reading, but there is value placed on doing well in
school.
Verbal interaction at home, while it might be a lot, consists mainly in non
grammatical forms.
Team Play
Very competitive but when he doesn't win, it ends in him being really upset and
throwing a "somewhat silent tantrum".
Self-Evaluation & Self-Efficacy
If someone says he can't do something, he will practice and try his best to get
better at it.

5. Psychosocial Crisis
Industry vs. Inferiority

6. Navigating Through the
Crisis
"An eagerness to acquire
skills and perform meaningful
work."
InferiorityIndustry
"Feelings of
worthlessness and
inadequacy come from
two sources: the self
and the social
environment."
(Newman & Newman, 2015, p. 332)

7. How is he navigating?
He just got the Just
Dance Wii game and is
mastering all the dances.
He also draws, so he
pulls up pictures and
recreates them.
He doesn't play
basketball with his next
door neighbors
because the last time
he did they made fun of
him while playing.
Industry Inferiority

8. Current Central Process:
Education
Other than poor grammar at
home, I would say thriving in
education.
He puts homework before
playing and does very well
in school.

9. Previous Psychosocial
Crisis:
He still is trying to listen in on
other people's conversations.
He remembers everything
and is a real "remember
when...something really
random...happened"
His level of empathy is
really big. When his sister
broke up with her
boyfriend, she didn't tell
anyone at first, but he
knew something was
wrong.
Initiative Guilt

10. Conclusion
He is a really good kid and definitely a kind soul.
He is always really positive but if someone is making fun of
him, he gets really sensitive and will more than likely cry.
His biggest role model is his older sister and she is moving
next year to college, so things will start to change and
adjustments will be made.

11. Thank You!