Child Development
What follows in this brief report is a review and reaction to a New York Times article about child development. While great strides have been made when it comes to knowing about child development and how to positively move it along, there are still new theories and ideas every day on how to react to setbacks and how to make the child development process even more advanced and positive for the child as they grow and learn for the first time. The article was indeed very intriguing and… Continue Reading...
opinions on how those behaviors early are formed. Jean Piaget (1896-1980) theory basically attributed a child development and learning process to self-discovery and natural abilities. Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) on the other hand, believed a child’s learning abilities and mental development are facilitated by his immediate socio-cultural environment. This paper focuses more on early childhood as presented in the preoperational stage of Piaget's theory’s, and the information processing, language development and individual differences in mental development as established in Vygotsky's sociocultural theory.
Keywords: early childhood, cognitive development stages, preoperational, psychology, socio-cultural.
Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Introduction
Early childhood is one of the most important stages… Continue Reading...
on strengthening financial support to families and changing social norms towards positive parenting that promote healthy child development.
One of the organization's that play an important role in the formulation of policies to address child abuse and neglect is the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). The organization's policy statement on child abuse and neglect is that children have the right to be treated respectfully like adults and to obtain services that are culturally-sensitive (National Association of Social Workers, 2011). In this regard, systems should be established to protect children and provide evidence-based or best practices towards dealing with the problem of child abuse and neglect.… Continue Reading...
Attachment behaviors and attachment experiences are central to child development, and can have lasting impacts on adult psychology. Attachment refers to a “sustained, developmental...connection,” (Mossler, 2014, 13.1). The attachment process is emotional, but it also serves distinct biological and evolutionary functions in enabling the survival of the species. As Mossler (2014) points out, attachment bonds can be formed between an infant and any adult due to the fact that early humans contended with far greater physical and environmental risks that might leave infants vulnerable should one or both parents perish. Infants experiencing healthy attachments will also evolve a… Continue Reading...
presented with a challenge but is not hurried through. The general goals below should be achieved before entry by a child to kindergarten (Classroom Goals, 2017)
Part 1 -- Lesson Two
Child development research in modern day reveals that children are complex humans. The concept of outdoor classroom is built on such research findings. The approach provides a chance for the caretakers to provide activities that are meaningful to each child's needs. The activities make personal meaning to the children. The activities are also designed to… Continue Reading...
tremendously beneficial tools.
One of the ways comic books can benefit child development is their accessibility. Graphic novels are widely available, visually and thematically appealing to young learners. As school librarians are increasingly adding comic books and graphic novels to their shelves, the accessibility of graphic media is increasing with each successive school year. Even graphic novels, which have been described as the "longer and more artful version of the comic book bound as a 'real' book," are "popular, available, and meaningful," (Schwarz "Expanding Literacies," 58). Although useful for all ages, comic books may be particularly important for including in high… Continue Reading...
was first set forth by renowned child development psychologist Lev Vygotsky. In "The affective establishment and maintenance of Vygotsky's zone of proximal development," Levykh (2008) comments on recent trends to adapt Vygotsky's original… Continue Reading...
child development. (Rutherford) When the topic was raised again in the early modern era, developmental researchers sought to explore nature and nurture further, by using empirical research that provided context via theories. This is when they tested hypotheses and chose sides. Some became Nativists (those that support ‘nature) and others became Empiricists (those that support nurture). “Nativists believe that aspects of human development such as intelligence and personality are determined by genetic make-up. Empiricists however, believe that there are acquired.” (Conkbayir 186)
Notable Empiricists like John Lock made popular the… Continue Reading...
a key constituent of toddler/ preschooler with special needs curriculum. Engaging in creating artworks supports child development over multiple domains besides facilitating development of small muscle control and coordination. This paper will deal with the planning of an art center for older toddlers with special needs (aged 2-3 years).
Number in Group
The class will comprise of 20 children with special needs aged 2-3 years, an easily manageable number. A maximum of 4 to 6 toddlers will be allowed into the center at a time to ensure smooth supervision. The toddlers with special needs may practice their cognitive skills through experimentation with color, band and… Continue Reading...
some young people become juveniles. Research conducted on child development have now helped narrow down the overall factors that can influence behavior in this manner, such as the individual, social and community conditions (NRCIM, 2001). “There is general agreement that behavior, including antisocial and delinquent behavior, is the result of a complex interplay of individual biological and genetic factors and environmental factors, starting during fetal development and continuing throughout life” (NRCIM, 2001). Hence, given the nature versus nurture debate, experts now know that while genes have an indelible impact on the biological development of the young person, the… Continue Reading...
four years old. Most child developmental experts believe that children should give up the bottle completely at 12 months, and drink from a cup exclusively. Furthermore, we discover that the child has been suffering from tooth decay, as a result of the fact that she has continued to use a bottle for so long. These are of course distressing details. What is even more distressing is that the social worker attempts to create a sliding scale to determine how concerned Ms. Smith is regarding the state of her child’s bottle usage: 0 represents not… Continue Reading...
