Play can be defined in many different ways‚ but the focus in this essay is to define pretend play and how it can be beneficial to various aspects of a child’s development. Psychologists have suggested that there are 4 criteria that an occurrence has to meet in order to be classified generally as play. The first being that the play is being done so for ‘intrinsic motivation’ and isn’t being done for anything bar the enjoyment and stimulation it produces. The second is the ‘nonliterality’ or pretend
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Hierarchy of needs James Rohland 5-9-14 Dr. Andrews Hierarchy of needs Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs is a five stage process of motivational needs (Maslow 1943‚ 1954). The lower levels of the hierarchy are life sustaining needs‚ such as‚ food‚ water and sleep. These first levels have to be accomplished before they can move to the next levels of safety‚ relationships and friends. If one of the stages such as eating food is not satisfied enough the person will become hungrier
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Some people in countries like the United States of America think they need all the newest gadgets‚ the newest model of a car‚ and they really need the Internet. We have grown up in a generation ruled by the discoveries of things like the Internet and iPhones. We are used to having so many things that we just take for granted‚ things we think we need that we don’t‚ and worst of all things that we don’t think we need that we would be lost without. So many other nations don’t have the things that
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What is an additional need? According to Pete Youth an additional need means “any child or person with a physical‚ sensory‚ communication‚ behavioural or learning disability‚ or a long-term or life-limiting condition. This may also include children with emotional health and wellbeing needs where there is an impact on their daily life‚ including those with more significant mental health problems.” In my opinion additional needs means someone who needs extra help in order for them to lead normal lives
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Individuals with Specific Communication Needs 1.1 Explain the importance of meeting an individual’s communication needs. We all have a right to communicate and voice our opinions. If an individual’s communication needs are not met‚ this means they are being deprived of their basic human rights. They will be unable to express themselves and communicate how they are feeling‚ what they want to do‚ what they need‚ etc. If individuals are unable to communicate their needs it will have an impact on their
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Learning Needs Presentation NUR/588 February 18‚ 2013 Learning Needs Presentation Organization Baptist Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Jonesboro‚ Arkansas. The hospital is licensed for 100 inpatient beds with 88 of those beds on the main campus and 12 beds at an off site surgical center. Baptist Memorial Hospital provides many types of services‚ including emergency care‚ orthopedics‚ neurosurgical‚ general surgery‚ interventional cardiology‚ obstetrics and gynecological
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of Maslow’s Motivational-Need Theory in Consumer Decision-Making Name: LIN FEI University: GLASGOW Course Title: CONSUMER BEHAVIOR Instructor: ARLENE NEWBIGGING Date: 17/11/2013 1.0. Introduction Motivational-need theories have been essential in developing various models that are used in defining consumer behaviour (Solomon‚ 2009). For instance‚ Maslow’s need hierarchy theory which states some specific needs need to be fulfilled by an individual before needs that are higher in the hierarchy
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Table of Contents Play Activity Aims The following are the three aims which are needed to be undertaken with regards to this play activity: To help children learn about peacocks by informing them in circle time‚ To develop children’s creative development through messy play‚ To complete this assignment as part of my Early Childhood Education module. Rationale Planning Name of activity: Hand Painted Peacock Setting: The setting consist will consist of a Montessori preschool. It will
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CDCG 128 Leah Clark 13 February 2013 L. Bell Importance of Play Have you ever felt frustrated when repeatedly asking your child what they did in preschool today and they constantly; “we just played.” Have you had the chance to observe your child’s class and all you see is your child playing with other children? Or even worse you see your child’s teacher and the only thing he/she seems to be doing is playing as well. You send your child to preschool to learn basics so that they will be ready
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Play is one of the most defining features of childhood in Western society. It is something that all children have in common and what makes a child’s world different from adults. In answering the question‚ this essay will first examine the different opinions held by theorists as to why children play. I will then look at role play‚ which is one of the many types of play that children engage in. Finally I will look at children’s play as a social process using examples from other cultures and then briefly
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