Paige
Paige is a ten year old girl that has been through a lot of toxic stress in her life time. As a ten year old girl she has participated in many sports such as cheer-leading and basketball. She also attends church every Sunday with her family. Her life does not all look this good through. Paige has to deal with her fathers aggression, neglect, and overindulging behavior.
|
About Paige's FatherPaige's father has been addicted to cocaine for over twenty years. Furthermore, her father has been to jail more than once: once for domestic abuse charges and another time for an excessive number DUI charges. Through Paige's life, her father never took proper care of her and focused more on his addictions.
|
Life in the Home
As one can image, Paige's life at home has never been easy. Paige has had to take care of herself since she could remember due to her father's lack of support. Furthermore, her father was also very strict. Paige was required to clean the whole house and take care of her step sisters every night. If forgotten, bad consequences would arise due to her lacking in her responsibilities.
|
Development Thus Far
As a ten year old girl, Paige is small for her age. She only weighs fifty pounds and is only 4 feet tall. Her language development is falling behind as well. She is okay with making friends; however, she does not get to socialize with them often outside of school and tends to be overly aggressive when playing games. Overall, Paige's development is coming along okay.
|