Hello again!
Today I have chosen to write briefly about a personal experience with research and my dream research. My first child was born 2 months early and we were a military family. The day after he was born I was approached by a member of a research team and she asked my permission to have my son be part of their study. She explained that the purpose was to see how long it took infants to have their developmental abilities match their chronological age. I agreed and once a month for a year I took Elijah to the base where his developmental abilities were observed and recorded. They would test him by having different toys and soft structures for him to manipulate and climb. Elijah had a wonderful time and at no time was there even a hint of risk. I have no idea how the study itself turned out but I do know that my son had overcome his 2 months of prematurity and was on task with his developmental abilities before his first birthday. This whole experience was very beneficial to me as a first time mom. I had a specialist at hand to explain and comfort me that my son was doing well on a monthly basis, along with the knowledge that he was doing great this was a very educational experience.
If wishes came true I would wish for the ability to research resiliency in children without causing any distress or harm. Wouldn't it be amazing to know how we could build resiliency in all children? Actually I have an even better topic of research. I would want the ability to research adults before they had children and know which would be abusers so that they could be helped and educated before they were able to cause harm.
Jenn Pore`
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI am glad that there were resources for you and son through the military. I have a friend who son is in the military and his wife gave birth to their twins 4 months before their due date. They also were part of a research program and they received clothing, food, child care, and support services. My friends son said that it was a benefit to his wife, the twins, and him. His twins are not at the weight or height they should be, but they are on point developmentally. Research is very beneficial in early childhood.