Children 's Influence On Children

Many factors in a child’s life from birth to adulthood can impact how they grow not only cognitively, but socioemotionally. As many children are different, so are their ways in which they react in different non-normative life events. “Non-Normative

Middle childhood is a crucial time when children start to establish their own sense of identity, independence, and start to be more involved in the world beyond their family. When children get older there values and behaviors start to change. Many children try to be individuals, but most of the time it makes them feel vulnerable, so they tend to conform to a group. During middle childhood cognitive changes begin to transform a child’s mind and body therefor having stability at home and in school is crucial. Vygotsky realized “that children learn from one another, their cultures and their teachers (Pg.242) Not having stability from these things will most likely impair a child’s social

Whether the child has a secure attachment to a non-abusing parent or other significant adult;

I never had a father to tell me right from wrong also it caused me to be blind to education. If you know better you do better but in my case I didn’t learn this concept until age eighteen. I went to school at Oxford and transferred to Lafayette so the transition made it easier for me to get into another group or crowd that was no good. As time went by I started to realize how much I was depriving myself from an education. I had a single mom that did her best raising three boys, but sometimes you don’t always live the life you wish you could have. In my life I have learned from a single mom that are no excuses or complains when it comes to family. My mom is the root of growth she is the queen to my kingdom here on earth. I am not perfect I have dealt with many struggles in my life time and because of the struggles I have learned more than I should have for my

“The conscience of people is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe. “ Jean Paul. A person's childhood is the beginning of their identity, who they believe they are, how they act, and their personality. The culture that humans have been encased in, is constantly changing and as a result, so do people and their identity. Who a person is and who they will become can be greatly influenced by the external factors that they are exposed to. People change us, but getting even deeper the friends we choose to surround ourselves with have an extensive effect on us. Someone’s childhood is the one of the earliest external factors they are exposed to.

The culture a child is raised in makes up how one thinks and the actions they take after. Society and the culture impress on all ages the idea of “perfect” and some may not be conscious of it, but we are all trying to achieve that idea. After a young adult leaves their home, the only nurturing they receive is from the culture around them. In cultures with agriculture as their main food source the kids learn lot more life skills. For example they learn responsibility, compliance, nurturance and less self- reliance (Albert). The way a culture teaches and shows kids the way they should be is how they will turn out. Having a constant idea of how one should turn out according to the culture puts a mold on how a child forms and will fit into the mold. Culture tells a kid how they should act, look like, and even feel and expects them to listen. Social media presents culture to kids even when they are alone, and impresses even further how they should act.

Choosing an experienced Program Director that contributes to the strategic vision of the programming at Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) is as big task; my hope is that a review of my professional experiences will make that decision easier.

Individuals in our society today are constantly adhering to some cultural norm, be it to impress those around them or as a way to elicit a sense of belonging. However, individuals rarely realize that the cause of their behavior is not entirely innate; rather it is also the consequence of numerous, ongoing conditioning by parents, friends, family, cultural groups, and schools. Throughout this paper, I will be highlighting the effects conditioning has on us and how that affects the way we lead our lives.

The friends that a child or even an adult surround them self with can help that individual thrive throughout life or can be a facture in their failure to thrive. The culture of where you grow up is also plays a factor in how a child learns, and how a child behaves. For example where I grow up the boy where somewhat expected to be the typical “ manly men”. The boys where not support to cry, they had to be tough, go hunting, play football and all the stereotypical stuff that goes with being a “ manly man”. I can remember guys dropping out of choir because “Men don’t sing”. Now they have slowly started to change around that put overall the belief is still in

My mother became mentally unstable and had a hard time raising us during what were, at least for me, the most defining years of my life. My parents both got remarried- which at first was a step to becoming normal again in my mom’s house, but soon became a cycle of police visits and him leaving us and coming back because she was “unbearable”, but she “didn’t want to be alone” so she’d go pursue him over and over again. When my mom would have “attacks”, I would take on the role of taking care of my younger brother and myself because she was too mentally unstable to do so. I believe that these years really had an impact on the amount of independence and responsibility that I hold today. She would always talk to me about her past and how I could avoid making the same mistakes that she did in life. I decided that I never wanted to have to depend on anybody for my happiness as she did and that I wanted to make my own path for myself. Through this, I became a passionate individual who was completely devoted to finishing anything that I had started. Al though these experiences were difficult for me, these are what molded me into the person that I am

Parenting techniques and beliefs are essential to the growth of any child. Parents instill habits, behaviors, and moral sense in to their children at an early age. Children benefit when parents engage themselves in to their child’s life. In saying that, parents also have to learn to adapt to what their child needs and teach them to assert themselves and become independent. Habits children pick up are usually either picked up from their parents or tolerated by their parents. It is the parent’s responsibility to assess what is right for their child and correct any bad habits they may learn along

Self-perception evolves at each stage of growth and development. As children enter school, they become more self-aware. Therefore, peers, activities, and friendships play a fundamental role in the elaboration of an individual?s self-perception. These various factors help to mold the personality and character of a child. Children between the ages of five to eleven place a lot of value on their physical skills and achievements, social acceptance, appearance, and level of control. Many young people have a tendency to compare themselves with other people their age. This time of self-discovery is often clouded by the need to fit in and often to a rigid set of linear social rules of what other children their age think of them. Therefore, the parents must make their children feel competent, loved, and have self-respect (Burns, Dunn, Brady, Starr, & Blosser, 2013).

First and foremost, it is critical to agnize and determine the paramountcy of the different development stages throughout infancy that include, but not constrained to, the following: physical, cognitive, social/personality development. Equally important, it is crucial to understand the major cultural values, beliefs, behaviors correlate with a favorable development for the aforementioned stages. Certainly, I have observed a contrast on the different results that an infant experiences, predicated on the quality of development, offered by parents in two individual instances with two close family members. On the one hand, a cousin named Andrew — in this case, I will not provide his real name, and will call him “Andrew”— had the full support

“When first born, the brain is like a blank piece of paper. Text appears on the paper when we begin to acquire culture, self identity, and knowledge” (Bereczkei, 2000). Although these factors can be obtained from various elements, I believe that it is one’s environment that has the greatest influence. It is our environment that replaces our genetic behaviors, such as association with home and one’s parents, with culture and socialization. Although one’s parents and home life does have some importance on the development of an individual, no parent can keep their child completely sheltered from their environment (Voland, 2000). This is why I believe that the nature an individual is exposed to is more effective than the

From day one of someone’s life they are influenced by family, friends, their cultural environment, and preferences as well as common behaviors to their own culture.