Child Development and the Environment Many key factors contribute to and determine the development of a child‚ be it positive or negative. However‚ in my opinion the most influential factor is the environment; it has the potential to enhance or interrupt both their early years and later development. In her poem‚ Dr. Dorothy Law speaks about the link between the environment and a child’s development. When I read this poem for one point really stood out at me which was ‘if children live with hostility
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Theories of Child Development 1. Three Major Stages in Freud’s Psychosexual Theory a. Oral Stage b. Phallic c. Genital Stage 2. Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory in association with child development a. Stages 1 and 2 b. Stages 3 and 4 3. Piaget’s Cognitive –Stage Theory a. Sensorimotor Stage b. Preoperational Stage c. Concrete Operations Stage 4. Points of Similarity a. Similarities b. Differences 5. Why is understanding child development important
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learning experiences (Montessori‚ 1977). Factor generating an amazing child Law of Will A child’s development of will has been regarded as one of the laws of development as per Montessori’s observations. She herself has clearly indicated how she observed this development of a child’s will. When a child does any action just by himself‚ without having any form of assistance‚ this clearly signifies the fact the child is consciously making decisions. In this regard therefore‚ the will should
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to Piaget’s stages of cognitive development‚ children constantly absorb knowledge as they experience and explore their world. Piaget has classified children’s growth into 4 stages. The first being the Sensorimotor stage which is from birth to 2 years old. This stage the infant explores the world with their eyes‚ ears‚ hands and mouth. The next stage is the Preoperational stage which is preschool children between 2 to 7 years olds. At this stage there is development of language and make-believe play
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3. Physical development page 3 3.1 Physical development during early adulthood page 3 3.2 Physical development during middle adulthood page 3 3.3 Physical development during late adulthood page 5 4. Cognitive development page 7 4.1 Crystallised and fluid intelligence page 7 4.2 Cognitive development during early adulthood page 8 4.3 Cognitive development during middle adulthood page 10 4.4 Cognitive development during late adulthood page 11 5. The influence of physical and cognitive
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Social and Moral Development As children grow and develop‚ they go through a variety of stages responsible for their social and moral development. The stages that Kohlberg has presented provide a framework of information that we are able to gather data from and identify behaviors as the child progresses through normal human development. Just like most things‚ social and moral development is molded by the surrounding environment and individual interactions. Just like the many other factors that
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2014 Resourse File #1 Article on physical development In the first three years of the child‚ they accomplish many milestone that are the bases for a later growth. Children during infancy establish trust in their world and they find independence in their toddlerhood. Adults are an important figure on the physical development of the children during the first months. Parents or caregivers need to provide to children the opportunity to promote their development during these stages in order to create
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TMA 01 ED209 CHILD DEVELOPMENT Research of evidence‚ which describes the development of infants’ sensory abilities and how research has generated this knowledge. This assay will describe the development of infant’s senses of their 18 months of life and will define how this knowledge has generated. The development of the sensory and the nervous system is not whole at birth and will continue to mature until the adolescence. As babies cannot express themselves with words it has to
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CYAF 160‚ Paper One There are many different aspects that influence and shape human development. One major factor that influences personal development is the social environment. A lot of people don’t realize how many different aspects go into shaping how a person develops while growing up. According to Urie Bronfenbrenner‚ there are 5 main systems that influence human development: the microsystem‚ mesosystem‚ exosystem‚ macrosystem and chronosystem. One system that influences the person directly
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many of the different elements of speech‚ language and communication resulting in a communication breakdown. This may be minor and temporary or it may be complex and long term. Early identification is critical to the child and their families as this should lead to further development and medical evaluation‚ diagnosis and treatment. Who is affected? * In the UK‚ over 1 million children and young people‚ that’s 2 – 3 in every classroom‚ have some form of long ad persistent speech‚ language and
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