In Piaget’s stages of cognitive development a typical 3 year old is in the preoperational stage, which is the second stage in which children have begun to do some mental thinking rather than solving all problems with their physical actions. An example would be that Alexis didn’t seem to really like to listen well to what the leaders of an activity told her to do. Another example would be that Alexis didn’t really seem to like to do things with other people. She seemed to like to do whatever she wanted to do. Before a 3 year old can think logically, they have to overcome some obstacles. One obstacle they have to overcome is egocentrism, which according to Piaget a preschooler thinks that everyone thinks in the same way and has the same ideas as he or she does. An example would be when Alexis had a monkey and tried to give it to another girl because Alexis thought the other girl liked monkeys because she did. Drawing for a preschooler is no longer scribbles. They now attempt to draw objects and depict their world through these drawings. An example would be when Alexis draw her house and her mom. 3 year olds most often show their dependence in emotional ways. Emotional dependency is the act of seeking attention, approval, comfort, and contact. An example would be when Alexis crawled under the table and someone would have to tell her to get out from underneath the table. She didn’t really seem to listen until after someone told her like 5 times to get out from underneath the table. She seemed to like that someone had to tell her to get out from underneath the table. Jealousy begins when people realize they must share with others the love, attention, possessions, and time once given only to them. An example would be when Alexis was playing with the pretend food and didn’t want to share with the other kids. Another example would be when Alexis was at the
In Piaget’s stages of cognitive development a typical 3 year old is in the preoperational stage, which is the second stage in which children have begun to do some mental thinking rather than solving all problems with their physical actions. An example would be that Alexis didn’t seem to really like to listen well to what the leaders of an activity told her to do. Another example would be that Alexis didn’t really seem to like to do things with other people. She seemed to like to do whatever she wanted to do. Before a 3 year old can think logically, they have to overcome some obstacles. One obstacle they have to overcome is egocentrism, which according to Piaget a preschooler thinks that everyone thinks in the same way and has the same ideas as he or she does. An example would be when Alexis had a monkey and tried to give it to another girl because Alexis thought the other girl liked monkeys because she did. Drawing for a preschooler is no longer scribbles. They now attempt to draw objects and depict their world through these drawings. An example would be when Alexis draw her house and her mom. 3 year olds most often show their dependence in emotional ways. Emotional dependency is the act of seeking attention, approval, comfort, and contact. An example would be when Alexis crawled under the table and someone would have to tell her to get out from underneath the table. She didn’t really seem to listen until after someone told her like 5 times to get out from underneath the table. She seemed to like that someone had to tell her to get out from underneath the table. Jealousy begins when people realize they must share with others the love, attention, possessions, and time once given only to them. An example would be when Alexis was playing with the pretend food and didn’t want to share with the other kids. Another example would be when Alexis was at the