Children In Kotter

Children's and young people's development is affected by a wide range of factors, their background, health and the environment which they are growing up in all have an impact on their development. It is important to have some understanding of these factors in order to be able to respond and recognise to any concerns that may arise. Children and young people may come from a wide range of different family environments, cultures and circumstances. All these things will affect the opportunities each child receives and the breadth of the experiences they receive.

Modern society now especially since 1997 have tried putting children first such as committing to meeting children’s needs. There are still problems such as school truancy, adolescents not in education or training and also child protection as there have been tragic deaths including baby P and Victoria climbie, which her death was largely responsible for the formation of every child matters inactive plus a lot of other changes in different systems,

1.1. Describe the social, economic and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of children

Childhood, in the 21st century, has become the center of attention because of the highly influential book “Centuries of Childhood” published in the year 1960. In the book, Aries (1960) argued that the concept has been created by the modern history and further indicated that children were considered as mini-adults before the 17th century. According to Dr. Montgomery (2013), the childhood in 1970s and 80s have enormously transformed in terms of their treatment and their lives. Moreover, Dr. Montgomery revealed the contemporary and historical differences in the terms childhood. For instance, children in the 21st century have fewer responsibilities and their lives are characterized by school, play, consumption and family instead of paid labor, work, production and public life. This implies that the standards of childhood differ on the basis of economic setting and traditions of the societies.

Children and young people often experience many things which have a direct impact on their development; things such as their family environment and structure, personality, hospital visits, childcare arrangements, and culture.

During early modern Europe, children were viewed in many different ways which changed how parents chose to raise their children. During the 1500’s, the mortality rates for children were high, therefore children were viewed as if they were adults and very precious if they survived, many people believed that they needed to treat children harshly to make them strong. In the 1600’s, children were raised tenderly as they were rational beings that could use reason. Children were viewed in many ways during early modern Europe to be rational, precious, and in need of guidance where these views determined the parents’ choice in child rearing to behaving harshly to kind guidance.

It is often hypothesized that children might copy what they observe within their surroundings, thus those who grow up in the contexts characterized by high-quality education and child-care, access to a range of essential services and recreational facilities and social cohesion, experience and better developmental outcomes than those who grow up in contexts characterized by a lack of resources and social

These have encouraged parents to make a greater financial and emotional investment in the fewer children that we have now. Children’s health and development became the subject of medical knowledge. Jacques Donzelot (1977) observes how theories of child development that began to appear from the 19th century. The laws and policies that apply specifically to children, such as minimum wages for a wide range of activities from sex to smoking, have reinforced the idea that children are different from adults and so different rules must be applied to their behaviour.

Assess the sociological reasons for the change in the social position of children and the consequences of these changes for the family and society (24 marks)

(112) Parents shape their children’s development by meeting their emotional, physical and social needs.

In today's world children are both valued and disvalued. Children have a right to be loved and this right is nor merely empty rhetoric, but it is grounded as a human right and showing love towards the child can be an appropriate object of duty. (Liao, 2006). This right is highly protected on the governmental levels and parents themselves often make sure their child is valued. However, in today's world, we see that often children are deprived of this basic right. And it is not the only reason why children are devalued. Research shows that caregivers often are focusing on child's current crisis and their own desire for relief and that makes them forget about long-term optimal outcomes. (Rasmussen, 2014). And that is easy to understand, as caregivers are people who seek safety, pleasure, and comfort. Moreover, parents often express the desire to raise their children to be responsible, however, they rarely seek proper education on parenthood until the critical issue arises. (Rasmussen, 2014). There are a lot more problems that can lead to the child being devalued, like fear or

Throughout history a one-parent household has been deemed as a nontraditional family, but in today’s society it seems more and more common with every day. Although the reason and causes vary, each year the number of children raised by a single parent increases. Most people don’t seem to realize how much this can change a child’s future. The impact of childhood experiences simply set the disposition of adulthood and the rest of their lives. There is not one sole factor that affects child development, but one very important one is the role and relationship created with one’s parents. How a child is parented and raised leaves a lasting impression on them, commonly for a

This paper will discuss how a child’s development is influenced by environmental and cultural influences as well as parenting styles and education. This will be argued through four topics including

A person’s childhood has an enormous impact on the person they become when they grow up. Because of this, it is essential that do our best to give our children the best childhood that they can have in order to nurture successful adults. One way we can do this is by giving children the attention they need. In 2010 the average amount of time that parents spent with their children each week was 13.7 hours (Schulte). This must change because paying attention to children is essential for a number of reasons.

Child development is complex because it is influenced by a wide range of factors such as culture. A child’s culture begins to influence them long before they are born. Parents from around the world hold different beliefs and raise their children in unique ways. Cultural norms can greatly affect which values parents consider important and how they share those values with children (Christensen, 2013). The timing of the development of certain skills and characteristics in children, depends on the importance the culture places on them (Buechner, 2015). For example, a good deal of value is placed on academics in many Eastern cultures, and so children spend many hours each day on math and science activities from the time they are very young. But, in the United States children are given a great deal more freedom to express themselves and experiment with things, because we as a society place value on creativity and innovation (O’Sullivan, 2016). In the U.S., the nuclear family is considered the ideal structure for raising children, but in countries like Japan and India, extended family and community members take a much larger role in child care and parenting (Christensen, 2013). Because each child is unique, caregivers need to form partnerships with families in order to meet the developmental and educational needs of their students. According to Copple and Bredekamp (2009) by understanding a child’s culture, early childhood professionals can “make classroom decisions that are