I believe that my development as a child should be viewed from a global perspective. Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory applies to me because the dynamic interactions between various social, cultural, and economic contexts have shaped my development (Kinnucan, 2013). I have been influenced culturally by my Indian heritage. I was affected socially by stuttering and grew up bilingual in Gujarati and English. I was influenced economically by growing up in a middle class family in a suburban environment. From these different perspectives, I will analyze my development from infancy (birth-1 year), to toddlerhood (1-3 years), to preschool age (3-6 years) and to school age (6-12 years) . I interviewed my father to gain insight into my behavior and development from infancy to school age. On July 14, 1993, a healthy baby boy was delivered by cesarean section weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces. According to my father, as an infant I had all the reflex behaviors such as sucking, crying, rooting, and grasping (Kail, 2012, p.97). I contracted hypoglycemia from my mother who had developed diabetes during pregnancy. I was admitted to the ICU for two days for treatment (H. Patel, personal communication, November 1, 2013). After that, I could be breastfed, held by my mother, and be in the same room with my mother. These factors lead to the development of a secure attachment to my mother. I also did not have elaborate bedtime rituals because I co-slept with my parents or grandparents as an infant, toddler, and preschooler (H. Patel, personal communication, November 1, 2013, Kail, 2012, p.100 ). In my childhood, my parents and maternal grandparents took care of me and I interacted extensively with my older sister. Compared to when my sister was little, I... middle of paper... stuttering affected my English more than my Guajarati. Therefore, social interactions with my family members remained constant. Fortunately, long-term speech therapy dramatically reduced my stuttering when I started high school. When I was in school I began to refer to my “blue blanket” as an object rather than a living object, corresponding to the concrete operational stage of development (Kail, 2012, p.177). My memory strategies developed during elementary school. In 1st and 2nd grade I studied for spelling tests using dress rehearsals, writing each word 10 times. Later, in fourth and fifth grade, I began using more elaborate methods, such as mnemonics, to learn words (Kail, 2012, p. 211). In the fourth grade I started playing Tabla, Indian drums, which improved my fine motor skills thanks to the precise hand movements needed to produce various sounds.