Why Does Kenya Delay In Child Development

The possible reason why a baby in Kenya is delayed in cognitive development compared to a middle class child in America is because, Kenya culture is different for those who stay in America. Kenya is a small community where there is not a lot of people with money. Poverty is a major reason why they might have delay in development. They don’t have the right tools to help the child during that period such as, electronics, books, or toys. Another possible reason why this might have happened is because of their culture and traditions are different. They might have a different way of training and teaching their child. I feel as though this culture use what they have within their environment to help them in certain situations like this. A child can
learn better from people around them. In addition there is not a lot of equipment to help the child even if they knew the child had a delay.
The position I would take would be the learning/interactionist researchers that argued that language is learned within an environmental context. The reason why I agreed with this is because I believe in the saying that it takes a community to raise a child. The reason why I said that is because I was born in London and coming to America I had to learn how to speak again, like a new born baby. I needed to learn how to write and spell and speak properly because American language and development is different from London. I would say if it wasn’t for the people around me and the environment that I grow up in I would have had problems with trying to adapt to kids my age, and I would have been far back in development. Watching the people around me helped me learn different words and sayings. I was able to learn within my environment and other environment. Due to this I was able to go to school and adapt to the American life style. This is why I took this position.