Introduction to GavinMy virtual child is a man, named Gavin (Manis, 2008). The name Gavin was chosen because it is a personal favorite and also resembles my paternal grandmother's maiden name, Gavaghan. Gavin has a virtual brother, a younger sister named Chloe. There is a three-year age difference between the two siblings. According to the program, I had a partner and we were married. Unfortunately, when Gavin was four years old, we continued to argue and decided to separate. Two years later, we finally decided to end the relationship and divorce. Gavin's personality is very closely related to the overcontrolled personality type (Manis, 2008). The overcontrolled category states that the child is “cooperative and follows rules, but is shy in social situations and anxious and clingy under pressure” (Manis, 2008). Gavin exhibits these characteristics at home but primarily in daycare and possibly school. In preschool, Gavin showed signs of being shy and clingy with his peers. He would watch the kids at first before joining them, then once he was comfortable enough to play with the other kids, he would latch onto a few classmates in particular. When Gavin was rescreened at age five for kindergarten, he was reluctant to participate in activities with unfamiliar children. Gavin is able to follow the rules and this is shown through his participation in scouts. He is disciplined and devotes much of his time to scouting and must cooperate with his troop leaders to participate. Over time, I feel like Gavin's personality has changed, not in a legal sense. When Gavin is twelve, he begins to discuss household chores and bedtime more. He also starts getting into trouble with his friends when they come up with the idea of ​​making a joke in passing... middle of paper... close bond with me because there was more time in one-on-one time spent together. As Gavin grew, there were times when our relationship was not as close as before. At age six, Gavin began frequently imitating his father. He copied his behaviors and even imitated gestures and words (Manis, 2008). Gavin wanted to do everything he could do with his father and showed very little interest in me at the time. At eight years old, although the relationship has become stronger again, Gavin and I bond every evening by taking turns talking, reading before bedtime (Manis, 2008). Confiding in me about his dislike for his father's girlfriend also showed how comfortable and good our relationship was. Although we had a close relationship during Gavin's senior year, we were able to become even closer during his first semester by taking a psychology class (Manis, 2008).