Do team sports really help to develop good character? Do you agree or not? Well‚ that seems to be an interesting question. A vast number of people will agree with this statement‚ while others have so many conflicts regarding about this. I believe that there are ways numbers of merits comparable to demerits. Participating means engaging or taking part in an activity. The word TEAM can be expressed to mean Together Everyone Achieves More. Character defines what a person is‚ how a person interacts with
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Page 1 Participating in team sports helps to develop good character because sports involve team work‚ gaining of social experiences and helps relieve stress. Being on a sport team creates the opportunity to gain meaning full insight into one ’s self. This is the time to gauge reactions and learn appropriate responses to difficult situations. Athletes learn not to become defeated by a loss‚ but to dig in and believe they can win even when the score board says otherwise. It teaches each individual
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an explanation of attachment Attachment is a deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space (Ainsworth‚ 1973; Bowlby‚ 1969). Attachment does not have to be mutual. One person may have an attachment with an individual which is not shared. Attachment is characterized by specific behaviors in children‚ such as seeking proximity with the attachment figure when upset or threatened (Bowlby‚ 1969). Bowlby’s theory states that attachment is adaptive and innate
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wk2discchoward I chose to discuss secure attachment for the purpose of this assignment. To me‚ secure attachment directly influences all other topics that were discussed in this chapter‚ and thus is the most critical topic we covered. For example‚ emotional regulation occurs when there is secure attachment and the infant is under minimal stress; so‚ promoting secure attachment also promotes emotional regulation. In addition‚ many of the children that I work with have younger siblings that are
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of infancy the influence of a positive attachment can enrich an infant’s behavioural development (Peterson 2010‚ pp.140-150). Erikson (cited in Peterson 2010‚ p.51) theorises that to mould a positive attachment an infant must achieve a balance of the psychosocial stage of ‘trust versus mistrust’. The achievement of this stage combined with the infant’s environment‚ social arena‚ and how infants see themselves as individuals is dependant on a positive attachment. With an understanding of Erikson’s theory
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and values in a person is his childhood. With so many advantages to its credit‚ reading has to be inculcated in children at a young age. Reading skills and strategies enhance the child’s ability to comprehend various concepts with immense ease. It develops critical thinking skills in children by making them think‚ instead of spoon feeding them. Understanding the concept and critical thinking are the two important qualities of a successful individual. Other than this‚ reading also improves the person’s
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THEORY OF ATTACHMENT Attachment theory‚ developed by John Bowlby presents a set of organizing principles for understanding various facets of human psychological aspects. The theory offers a wide spectrum‚ which encompasses comprehensive theoretical paradigm for understanding diversities amongst relationships. Bowlby rejecting the old theories of attachment highlighted that attachment is not merely an internal drive to satisfy some need. This paper will focus on the seminal work and the principles
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known‚ as the mother and father of attachment theory both became key figures in contributing to child development‚ with their ideas of personality development‚ together they changed the views of childcare practice and how mothers‚ reared their children‚ his views greatly influenced society‚ by identifying that a child first relationship was very important as this would effect them for the rest of their lives. Bowlby (1969) and Ainsworth (19740 described "Attachment as a deep‚ and enduring bond that
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Theories of attachment 1) “cupboard love” theories – psychodynamic/behaviourists 2) The ethological approach 3) Bowlbys evolutionary theory 4) Social learning theory Studying attachments and their loss can help us understand how early relationship experiences can affect later development What is attachment? An intense emotional relationship that is specific to two people that endure over time. Prolonged separation brings stress and sorrow 1‚ “cupboard love” theory – psychodynamic
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Insecure Attachment Unfortunately‚ as many as 30% of children develop insecure attachment relationships with their parents. Toby and Hugo are two of them‚ they are both 18 months old and they were classified as the insecurely attached babies. Attachment theory research tells us that infants will likely experience one of three types of insecure attachment if they do not get responsive‚ nurturing‚ consistent care in the early weeks and months of their lives. The first type of insecure attachment
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