Middle Childhood Development 1 Middle Childhood Development Divonshe Smith Child and Adolescence Development Psychology Linda Smith Middle childhood development is a big time in a child life. They begin to become more independent and rely more on themselves without the help of their parents. This is also a great time to still create solid bonds with your child before they enter the adolescence stage which begins at 13 (Dr.Laura Markham‚ 2013). With the
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Linguistic Diversity All children deserve an early childhood program or education that recognizes and respects their family‚ community‚ and linguistic diversity. In this nation‚ there are children of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds. “For young children to develop and learn optimally‚ the early childhood professional must be prepared to meet their diverse developmental‚ cultural‚ linguistic‚ and educational needs. Early childhood educators face the challenge of how best to respond to
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(Vygotsky). This simple phrase is meant to carry the notion that observation and documentation is key in understanding young children as learners. Observation and documentation of children has been an important part of early childhood teaching throughout history (Stuart Reifel‚ 2011). In the early nineteenth-century German educator Friedrich Froebel encouraged all kindergarten teachers to observe the children in their care in order to understand the ways in which children think‚ learn and build on their many
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“Diana Baumrind has identified four parenting styles: authoritarian‚ permissive‚ authoritative‚ and uninvolved” (Benokraitis 339). This paragraph will discuss authoritarian and permissive parents. Authoritarian parents “are often demanding‚ rigid‚ and punitive” (Benokraitis 339). They expect their children to be obedient and use forceful phrases to control their behavior. These caregivers do not provide children with warmth and support. “Children from these homes are often irritable‚ belligerent
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The shaping of Early Childhood Education in America; a Timeline Compiled by Laura Seiler‚ January‚ 2015 for EDU119-EYD1 at ABTech Commmunity College 1592-1670 John Amos Comenius is sometimes referred to as the “Father of Modern Education” and also known as Jan Amos Komensky . He was a Moravian (now the Czech Republic) philosopher‚ theologian‚ and pedagogue who wrote over 200 books putting forth his visionary lifelong learning ideas as a means to create harmony throughout humankind. He developed
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According to the Hemingway App‚ my literacy narrative is pretty hard to read. I was surprised by this since I thought it was a pretty easy to read paper‚ and flowed well. It said I used way too many adverbs‚ but there were also no instances of me using a passive voice. In my Wordle‚ the biggest words I saw were: opponent‚ sparring‚ sword‚ training‚ Isaiah’s‚ Isaiah‚ match‚ year‚ and win. I remember using most of these words pretty often and I’m not surprised that they came up. There is an idea that’s
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Puritan childhood was far from perfect. Childhood was looked at in negative terms during the 16th century. Young children were viewed as animalistic‚ not able to speak‚ impulsive‚ and unformed (Mintz‚ 2004). Puritans didn’t believe in childhood as being a time to indulge in play and leisure (Mintz‚ 2004). Play was viewed as a “sinful waiste of time” (Mintz‚ 2004). It was a time where Puritan children were to be prepared for the adult world of work and salvation (Mintz‚ 2004). Puritan childhood was not
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Personal statement I have chosen to study early childhood studies‚ BA Hons because of the prospect of a very challenging‚ demanding‚ interesting and rewarding career it has been an interest of mine to work with children in a nursery for years. Having previously studied BTEC Health and social care with work placements in nurseries this has strengthened my ambition to study and in the future work in a career that would enable me to help and care for children. In work placements I completed in nurseries
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central to young children’s experiences and well-being‚ as well as a powerful integrative framework for research. This review surveys major conceptual tools that shed light on different aspects of early childhood transitions. The objectives are twofold: 1) to review major research perspectives on early childhood transitions and 2) to identify significant trends (and gaps) in the knowledge base of scholarly as well as professional studies. The findings of the review point to the value of widening perspectives
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aged in their middle childhood (6-10 years) and planning curriculum. During this time the student’s physical development is changing dramatically and as teachers we need to understand the changes they are going through so we can adjust the learning environment accordingly. By “physical” I of course mean the development of the body‚ brain and motor skills. I will now explain the importance of all factors needed for excellent physical growth and development in the middle childhood years. One important
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