Four young girls I babysit for, Mackenzie, Maggie, Meredith and Morgan, are sisters of different ages and developmental levels. Mackenzie is eight years old, Maggie is six years old, Meredith is three years old, and Morgan is sixteen months old. Every girl is at a different stage in her cognitive, physical, mental, social and emotional development. I've been babysitting the girls for four years now and have been able to see them grow and change in different ways. Since they come from the same family, I was also able to see how nature and nurture played into their development. Different ages of children will be at a different stage of development and the four Weaver girls introduce them to the different stages. The older sister, Mackenzie, is a very active, cheerful, intelligent and talkative young girl. Mackenzie appears to be tall, for an eight-year-old, with long legs and a seemingly proportionate body. She has a much more mature face, less chubby and more defined. She lost several baby teeth and her adult teeth grew in. His physical development is perfectly targeted and continues to develop. Mackenzie's cognitive abilities are really good. Her mother homeschools the two older children, and Mackenzie retains the vast majority of the information she is taught. On many occasions, Mackenzie was able to teach me something new because she remembered the lesson her mother taught her. She also has an exceptional vocabulary and can have a very intelligent conversation. Mackenzie structures her sentences very well and understands some aspects of grammar. She has incredible social skills and can get along with almost everyone. The display of empathy is great from this child. She is aware of what others feel and want... middle of paper ... which will continue to increase as she grows. Meredith's cognitive development is not as advanced as her two older sisters. Sometimes Meredith might tell me a story about something that happened, but most of the time she talks about things she loves. Meredith's vocabulary is made up of very simple words and she can form simple sentences. Meredith has a pretty good memory and loves telling people what her mother tries and teaches her. Meredith has adequate social and emotional development. She is very shy and doesn't talk to many strangers. She slowly adjusts to allowing strangers to comfort her and not always letting her mother do it. She begins to express her feelings and understand those of others. Meredith doesn't yet have a great sense of empathy. She throws a lot of tantrums if things don't go her way...