...aspects of child development. It shapes experiences and significantly impacts on how a child develops. Through their respective cultures, children get to learn traits considered appropriate and those that are discouraged. Typically, the culture and society in which a child grows is the key determiner of the parenting styles and development milestones one is likely to face. For instance, self-esteem and independence are valued in some cultures while in some; strong connections and interdependence are preferred on the contrary. Another key aspect affecting child development is the parenting style that is also determined by the culture of the society. The parenting style a child is given is often the key determiner...
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...learning process during early childhood development by the engagement of adults with children as they draw, and the interpretations of these drawings. By being engaged with young children as they express themselves on paper, allows the visualization of the child’s “thought” process as they are drawing. Along with the many applications of childhood developmental theories, the interpretation of a young child’s doodling is now perceived through Deleuzians and Guattarians dreaming concepts and Foucauldians heterotopic space concepts (Knight, 2009). Foucault’s concept of heterotopic space suggests that the young drawer visits his own imaginary space while doodling. This is a place where the child is free to imagine, free to choose, and free to express. Deleuzian’s and Guattarian’s concept suggests the child be free to be chaotic and unpredictable. Being able to dream allows the child to disconnect from the work and make his own connections. Examining and interacting with a child and his artwork can give us insight to emotional, cognitive, and physical development to the child. To a small child, scribbling can aid in muscle coordination, emotional release and social interaction. As an adult may see scribbles, the child sees whatever his imagination wants to see. Allowing a child to make decisions and have some control, gives them a sense of autonomy, which is important for the child’s emotional development. Social interaction when the child shares drawings with other children or...
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...Lifespan Development and Personality Luis Cervantes PSY/103 January 11, 2016 Susanne Nishino Lifespan Development and Personality Developmental psychology is the study of how human beings age and transform throughout the eight major stages of life. This paper will focus on the physical, cognitive, social, moral, and personality development of individuals found in stage two, (early childhood 1-6 year olds). Through exploring, and examining the countless influences that affect their growth development. The physical growth transformations infants undergo in stage two of lifespan development range from, brain, motor, to sensory/perceptual development, and infant’s overall body height and weight. During the first two years, brain development and the central nervous system experience the most growth increase of any other infant’s body parts. Brain growth and learning transpire simply because neurons grow in size and the number of axons and dendrites, escalate (Carpenter S, & Huffman K. 2013a. pp. 237, 238). Meanwhile on the outside of the infant’s skull the fontanels or soft spots close off (Bjorklund, D. F., & Bering, J. M. 2002., pp. 272- 275). Motor skill development fall into two categories fine, and gross motor skills. Fine motor skill development involves the muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems generating precise operations of motions on the infant hands (Fluetsch, K. 2015 p. 9). Example of fine motor skills, a child’s ability to grasp a fork, spoon,...
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...Working in partnership is essential to the development of children and young people in the early years setting and school. Positive relationship partnerships are form from practitioners to parents, carers and multi-agencies. Multi-agencies are different types of servicers brought together for one purpose, which is to support the needs of the child and young person. Through this partnerships are formed with practitioners and families through the key worker system, and integrated work supports the child and young person by meeting their needs and improving their life. Integrated practices and multi-agencies work together to benefit children and young people as it brings together a range of different services which is open to the community. Multi-agencies benefit children and young people by ensuring early identification and/or intervention of any...
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...What is equality? Treat every individual equally in status, rights and opportunities. Equality is about making sure that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and abilities and believing that no one should have lesser life chances because of where they were born, what they believe or whether they have a disability. Another example is race, disability, gender and sexuality have experienced discrimination. What is diversity? Diversity basically means difference. Meaning, accepting and respecting the differences and being able to value and respect them. These can be along the lengths of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs or political beliefs. It is the exploration of these differences in a safe and positive. It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing. Diversity helps in meeting different people from different countries, so helping to learn different culture, different types of food, various religions, different languages, which helps bring the society together which allows people coming together to socialise. Being open to other cultures and being able to get along with everyone even thou they have difference, which therefore allows our everyday lives to be more interesting, even at the basic levels as then types of food we eat. Example: Rosehill Nursery At Rosehill Nursery there are different people which come from different...
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...Infant Care Mari Cooper PSY 104 Instructor: Nichole Bennett April 28, 2014 Children zero to two years old are in the age period of infancy; whereas children eleven to fourteen years old are in the age period of early adolescence. Children grow and develop in many different ways. The three major domains of development discussed in our text are physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development. Child development is a field of study devoted to understanding human constancy and change from conception through adolescence. Developmental theorists typically focus on the progression of children in three domains: physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development. Physical development is the changes in body size, proportions, appearance, brain development, motor capacities, and physical health. Cognitive development is the development of thought processes and intellectual ability; including attention, memory, problem solving, and creativity. Psychosocial development is the emotional communication, self-understanding, ability to manage feelings, personal skills, friendship, and behavior. All the senses develop in the womb, but touch seems to be the first and most mature and vision is the least sensory to develop. Although, an infant’s head becomes proportionately smaller as they grow in height and develop in their lower body parts. Physical and motor skills develop rapidly in infancy. Infant’s growth occurs from top down and from the center of the body outward, according to cephalocaudal...
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...Foundations of Human Development in the Social Environment Paper BSHS/325 Foundations of Human Development in the Social Environment Paper The development of a human being can positively and negatively affected by numerous factors during a lifetime. As you read, you will learn many aspects that can make or break a humans development. I will discuss the interactions between the biopsychosocial dimensions of development, the concept of human diversity and cultural competence, and the connection between the general systems theory and social order. Bio-Psycho-Social Dimensions The biological aspect of human development starts at the time of conception. The two parents have intercourse and fertilization of the mothers egg by the father’s sperm occurs. The development stages during the mother’s pregnancy can be negatively affected by many things such as drugs, alcohol, physical injuries to the mother, and even psychological stress from the mother. These negative factors can affect a child for the rest of their life psychologically and physically. There are many theories about psychological development. Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory had the concepts of id, superego, ego, libido, fixation, defense mechanisms, Oedipus complex, and Electra complex. The Neo-Freudian theorists were Carl Jung, Erich Fromm, Alfred Adler, and Harry Stack Sullivan. Their theories were analytic psychology for Jung, a social context for Fromm, individual psychology for Adler, and individual...
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...a child's development. Evaluating the observation of the children Explain the observation by evaluating the child's development. Focus on the aim and draw conclusions about the child's development you observed. Try to be fair and objective in your conclusions. Remember they are based on one short observation. Assess the child's stage of development Assess the child's stage of development - give reasons for your assessment. Assess the extent to which the child's development is within the range of the norm - give reasons for your comments. Make reasoned judgements as to the likely cause of the child's development progress. Suggest reasons for the child's development and behaviour. Include references to child development experts to support your opinion. Personal learning What have you learned from the observation about child development? What have you learned about this child or children? Helping the child to progress Suggest ways to help the child progress to the next stage of development. Recommend a referral for assessment by another professional. What needs have you identified for this child? What action can you take to meet the needs of the child. How can you develop the child's skills and talents? Suggest specific activities to help this child. Equal opportunities - include specific examples to demonstrate your understanding. Show how you provide for the individual needs of every child. Discuss how to give empowerment by allowing each child to make their...
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...for the second time. Her first pregnancy, two years earlier, had already caused tension in her family and she was even disowned by some of her relatives. When her parents found out about the second pregnancy, she was kicked out of the house and told to put the baby up for adoption. While this was happening, a Caucasian couple from Kalona, Iowa had been trying get pregnant with no success. Through family and friend connections, a plan was set in place for the Caucasian couple to adopt the Sasha’s baby. Sasha’s mother was not happy about this. A Hispanic child should be raised by Hispanic parents. Some of the adoptive parents’ relatives were not happy either. White...
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...formalist approach. I chose this approach because the setting was during a time that mixing races were unthinkable. This approach focuses on the form and development of the literary work itself ( p.414 ). This story is about two childhood friend from different races who grow to love each other yet they cannot be together because of their race. From the beginning of the story, the author lets us know that this will be a story of inter-racial relationships. Paulus Eyendyck is white and grew up on the farm along with black children. Thebedi who is black caught Paulus attention and they became friends. As they grew older the two form an attraction for each other and began to sneak around the farm to spend time with each other. As time grew on Paulus went away to school, Thebedi became pregnant but did not tell Paulus about this and was arranged to be married to Njabulo. On a visit back home Paulus found out about the baby that Thebedi had and when to her right away. When he saw the baby he knew that it was his child. He wanted Thebedi to take the baby away or give it up. The child mysteriously dies the next day. There is a trial, but Paulus is not judged guilty because of lack of proof. This story gives me a different perspective of inter-racial relationship. My grandfather is black and my grandmother is white. Although they felt the pressure of being together because of their race...
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...established a social system for encouraging the maintenance of a monoracial hierarchy through the systematic categorization and assignment of multiracial individuals to the least preferred racial status in society (Sue & Sue, 2011). Obviously, the “one-drop rule” can significantly impact multiracial identity development as a byproduct of historical prejudice. For instance, the first implication of the hypodescent rule on multiracial identification is that it causes the biracial...
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...alongside other developmental disorders such as Rett’s disorder, Asperger’s disorder and etc, each varying in the degrees of their severity. Autistic disorder is marked by detachment and impairment in social, communication and behavioral skills and development. Autism is usually detected by the age of three; however Atchison (2007) notes “characteristics of autism noticeably emerge between 12 to 36 months of age” when specific developmental mile stones are not reached or regression occurs. Regression involves the typical development of an infant/child followed by degeneration and loss of skills. Diagnosis can occur later in children for those who are labeled at a higher functioning form of autism. Autism is characterized by challenges and delays in language, social and behavioral development. Autistic children display impediments in verbal and nonverbal communication and interaction; according to Atchison (2007) “approximately half of children with autistic disorder remain nonverbal or struggle with severely impaired speech as adults.” Other core characteristics include difficulty with social interactions, lack or limited use of eye contact, and understanding and interpreting social gestures, facial expressions, etc. Overall an Autistic child displays atypical developmental skills that lag behind typical developmental highlight. Other common characteristics include indulgence in severe repetitive self stimulating movements and behaviors, severe sensory distortion, limited or repetitive...
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...Assignment 1: Public Administration PAD 500: Modern Public Administration July 17th, 2014 White House Issue The White Issue I chose is education; Reform for the Future. President Obama and the rest of the United States believes education it the link for a stronger economy. By providing a better education, the economy will need a workforce that is adaptable, creative, equipped, and can successfully be competitive in the global marketplace.( Education of a President 2009) For America, this initiative begins when a child walks into class, opens a book, or is taught 1 plus 1 really equals 2. This initiative is successful when all American high school students are able to graduate either academically prepared for college or skilled to begin a prosperous career. Public Policy Education would be categorized as a distributive public policy. Distributive are policies which involve incremental dispersal, unit by unit, to different segments of the population, and to individuals and institutions. For education, the distributive values are in forms of favors, spoils, benefits and patronage to some people or groups of individuals and organizations. In this case the government stipulates the mode and method sharing the national or the common wealth. As the most common form of policy, it uses general tax revenue to provide benefits to individuals or groups. Federal, state or local government allocates specific grant for the purpose of solving public and such actions are distributive...
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...and who’s okay with their child just doing “okay?” A child’s development is a very interesting thing. It has so many different ways of happening. The development of a child has many stages that it goes through. There has been a lot of different theories for how a child develops and why they it happens this way. Not all types of children develop in the same way. Your location, what school you attend what type of parents you have and etc. can determine how you develop. Also your ethnicity or race can affect how you develop and “grow up”. What I am interested in learning more about is how Asian American parents help their child develop and why it is seen as if African American children don’t strive or have the motivation to succeed as well as Asian American children. Although this may be a stereotype, it is what I see a lot; from my own experiences and from how the media portrays this. When I say media, I mean the news and movies. I want to find out what these two parents are doing differently and how we can get both groups of kids to succeed equally. What I am trying to focus my research on are children from African American families and Asian families. I want to focus on these two groups because they seem like they are on two different spectrums of learning ways. I don’t know this for sure yet. What I think is that Asian parents are a maybe stricter than African American parents. While some African American parents may just want their child to graduate from high school...
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...This week’s topic of discussion was interesting, as it touched on how children react to those of different races. I cannot remember much of how it was for me when I was young, but the examples from Van Ausdale and Feagin show some troublesome cases. As a parent you’re supposed to teach your child how to react in situations like these. For example, interacting with a child of different skin color, spoken language, or customs. In Van Ausdale and Feagin kids would form groups that shared the same characteristics. The thing wrong with this came when those characteristics were based on your race, as this is something you can’t change. Teaching your son or daughter about these differences is a critical part in their development. Society will be filled...
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