The Perez family has a number of children. From your reading within the text, look at the characteristics of the children and see if you find any of these within the children.
- What are the characteristics? Ronaldo is the oldest and only male of the siblings. He is striving for an education, conflicting with his sexual identity, and respectable towards his father’s opinion in taking the family name and business. Lupe has adjusted to the relocation easily and making friends fast. Anna is quiet and reserved. Rosalina is outgoing, smart and active. Gracelia is quiet, but works hard for what she wants. Yesenia and Gariella are both excited to be in the United States and love school. Maritza has always been close with her mother, and is recently experiencing some bed wetting accidents.
- Do you think it is a type of regression of developmental delay? Give your answers. I think the youngest child Maritza is experiencing regression in development. She was stated to be very close with her mother and her mother is under a lot of stress from moving and recently finding out that she is pregnant again. Maritza is having accidents In the middle of the night and is also struggling with the use of her vocabulary words. The transition of the move can be a stressful event in losing the relationship with her mother and all of the changes she sees going on with her older siblings and losing her grandfather.
- Can you identify anything in this family system that you would consider as red flags or areas of concerns? I think Luis’s and Maria’s expectations of Ronaldo are red flags. They originally moved to the United States to give their children the education opportunity, and as soon as they arrive they traditionally expect him to help in the family business and take over. His grandfather has recently passed away so the financial stress on the family is leaning towards him to helping more on the vineyard. Also, Luis just recently injured himself and his mother stated that she expects to take on the man of the house duties as the oldest and only male of the children. Ronaldo is experiencing self-identity issues that he does not want to disappoint his family and the relationships with them.
- Would these red flags be a reason for some of the observed behaviors? Explain your answers using examples from the case study. I think all of the children are undergoing tough transitions for the positive or negative. Anna has been shy lately and reserved when before her relationship with Lupe has very close which could have a behavior she is experiencing. Ronaldo’s red flags are the reasons for depression and self-disclosure. He has recently stopped eating dinner with the family and been self-disclosed and spending much time in his bedroom.