Environment And Children Behaviour Analysis
There are multiple broad theories, which explain the relationships between environment and children behaviour. Below are relevant theories which clarify or hints underlying factors within family environment that influence a child to run away from home. These theories are being extracted from famous book of David R. Shaffer, 2010.
A. The psychoanalytic perspectives
Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development: For many years scientist focussed on the importance of early family experiences on children‘s attitudes and behaviour. According to Sigmund Freud, the ways in which parents manage the sexual and aggressive urges in the first few years of their child‘s life play a major role in shaping their children‘s personalities. In other words Freud‘s …show more content…
Erikson‘s psychosocial stages of Development emphasize during “Trust versus mistrust’ phase infant (birth to 1 year) must learn to trust other to care for their basic needs, if care givers seems rejecting and inconsistent the infant may view the world as dangerous place filled with un-trust worthy and unreliable people. During “Autonomy versus shame” and doubt phase the children (1-3 years) must learn to be independent to feed, dress and be hygiene themselves. Failure to achieve these things may force the child to doubt his or her own abilities and feel ashamed. During “Initiative versus guiltphase” children attempt to activities that are beyond their capacities to handle, these lead to conflict with parents and other family members. This may make child feel guilty. Therefore in family setup parents are the key social agents to influence the development of …show more content…
He explains the developing person is said to be at the centre of and embedded in several environmental systems, ranging from immediate settings such as the family to more remote contexts such as the broader culture. Each of these systems is thought to interact with the others and with the individual to influence development in important ways. Bronfenbrenner‘s theory considers many different levels and types of environmental effects that might influence a child‘s development. These are 5 levels called as “Micro system”, “Meso-system”, “exo-system”, “macro-system” and
A. The psychoanalytic perspectives
Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development: For many years scientist focussed on the importance of early family experiences on children‘s attitudes and behaviour. According to Sigmund Freud, the ways in which parents manage the sexual and aggressive urges in the first few years of their child‘s life play a major role in shaping their children‘s personalities. In other words Freud‘s …show more content…
Erikson‘s psychosocial stages of Development emphasize during “Trust versus mistrust’ phase infant (birth to 1 year) must learn to trust other to care for their basic needs, if care givers seems rejecting and inconsistent the infant may view the world as dangerous place filled with un-trust worthy and unreliable people. During “Autonomy versus shame” and doubt phase the children (1-3 years) must learn to be independent to feed, dress and be hygiene themselves. Failure to achieve these things may force the child to doubt his or her own abilities and feel ashamed. During “Initiative versus guiltphase” children attempt to activities that are beyond their capacities to handle, these lead to conflict with parents and other family members. This may make child feel guilty. Therefore in family setup parents are the key social agents to influence the development of …show more content…
He explains the developing person is said to be at the centre of and embedded in several environmental systems, ranging from immediate settings such as the family to more remote contexts such as the broader culture. Each of these systems is thought to interact with the others and with the individual to influence development in important ways. Bronfenbrenner‘s theory considers many different levels and types of environmental effects that might influence a child‘s development. These are 5 levels called as “Micro system”, “Meso-system”, “exo-system”, “macro-system” and