Description of the ChildTo be a child of school age or middle childhood you must first go through the preschool years. Jose was born in Salinas, California in February 2009. He lives with his mother and father and has two sisters. His mother isn't working right now, so he spends most of his time with his mother while his father works full time and only sees him before bedtime. Both of his parents are of Mexican origin and belong to the working class. For his age, he is medium in size and has short hair and dark brown eyes. Child's Physical Development To begin with, Jose weighed about 40 pounds (18 kg) and was 3 feet 7 inches (43 inches) tall when I examined him (Parent Interview, May 10, 2014). Based on the growth curve tables provided by Steinberg, Vandell, and Bornstein (2011), it is shown that Jose's weight is within the normal range. Additionally, his height, which was 3 feet 7 inches (43 inches), makes him have a BMI within the healthy weight range, which was 15.2. In other words, the healthy weight range falls in the lower 5th percentile to the 85th percentile. Consequently, the fact that his mother gives him the opportunity to help himself to the amount of food he will eat without pushing him to eat it all helps him maintain a healthy weight (parent interview, May 10, 2014). Also, always trying to prepare healthy meals with a combination of vegetables and avoiding buying carbonated drinks or drinks with high sugar content (parent interview, May 10, 2014). Furthermore, his parents take him every weekend to the park for at least two hours and playing with his friends who come twice a week to visit him and play in the yard for hours (parents' interview, May 10, 2014). According to Steinberg, Vandell, and Bornstein (2011), p...... half of the document ......ons to provide a non-dominant response, engage in planning, and regulate reactive tendencies” (p. .253, 2011 ). Finally, the cognitive/intellectual area in which he is developing is typical as he plays pretend and understands conservation. Works Cited Leerkes, E.M., Paradise, M., O'Brien, M., Calkins, S.D., & Lange, G (2008). Emotional and cognitive processes in preschool children. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 54(1), 102-124.Rosales, F. J., Reznick, J., & Zeisel, S. H. (2009). Understanding the role of nutrition in the brain and behavioral development of toddlers and preschoolers: Identifying and addressing methodological barriers. Nutritional Neuroscience, 12(5), 190-202. doi:10.1179/147683009X423454Steinberg, L., Vandell, D., & Bornstein, M. (2011). Development: from childhood to adolescence. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.