Core Concept 1
“Human development is shaped by a dynamic and continuous interaction between biology and experience” (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 22).
• Children and their environments are continually influenced by each other (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 22).
• No environment is the same for any child. Even if they live in the same house, they will have different experiences (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 22-23).
• Children’s experiences will impact the levels of the brain’s blood supply, their cellular and intercellular makeup, as well as the neurochemical that is produced. Every experience a child has adds to or takes from the child’s development (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 22-23).
Core Concept 2
“Culture influences every
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That desire spans their life cycle (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 27).
• Early childhood skills can be gained by utilizing everyday objects. Children don’t need fancy toys to gain knowledge; they only need objects from their environment (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 27).
• Healthy growth and development is dependent upon the individual’s experiences that support growth (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 27).
Core Concept 5
“Human relationships, and the effects of relationships on relationships, are the building blocks of healthy development” (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 27).
• Throughout the lifespan, human beings need to have healthy, intimate relationships, which leads to adapting to life successfully (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 27-28).
• The more a caregiver and young child are tuned into each other’s emotional cues and respond in a healthy, supportive way, the more likely the relationship will support healthy development in multiple areas, such as communication and cognition (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 27-28).
• Every child has the capability to attain developmental goals, but in various ways and conditions (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 27-28).
Core Concept 6
“The broad range of individual differences among young children often makes it difficult to distinguish normal variations and maturational delays from transient disorders and persistent impairments” (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 28).
• Children vary
The lives of children are greatly influenced by the environment they grow up in, and the people they come in contact with. For years, psychologists, researchers, and social workers have studied children, and why they do what they do. All have developed many different perspectives on how to view social problems and the development of individuals.
The Ecological Systems Theory was founded by Urie Bronfenbrenner. This theory focuses on the impact of the environment on a child’s overall development. The identifying characteristics of Bronfenbrenner’s theory are the five systems used to organize external influences within a child’s development. These systems are the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem. Each system is aligned with specific interaction levels. The microsystem is considered to be the most intimate of the levels, in which development is dependent on the immediate environment. The immediate environment would include adults, peers, and siblings with influence to learning new behaviors and the environment in which the
Environment: Socialisation is important for children. Parents who offer their children varied opportunities in which to meet new people and experience new things give their children an invaluable gift. When they are babies, children need no more than the attentive, loving care given by their parents, but as they grow, it is beneficial for children to expand their worlds by making friends with other people and learning about different cultures. Children who gain a sense of confidence in their ability to interact with people will take them into adulthood making both their personal and professional lives
It is difficult for researchers to isolate specific causes of child behaviour because each child’s environmental settings and values are different from one to another.
This paper serves to apply the knowledge learned throughout the course, COUN 502, to the development and growth in my lifespan. I will aim to demonstrate a working knowledge of the theories, terminology, and concepts of human growth and development. I will show how these disciplines apply to my own life experiences and how I did throughout my key life events, through the use of empirical studies.
Environmental: A child’s environment plays a big role in their development. Exposure to different forms of activities that exercise the analytical and creative sides of the brain are important.
Bee H., & Boyd D. ( 2003). The Developing Child, 10th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
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
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Life span developmental psychology takes a scientific approach to human growth and change, focusing on change during the life span. There are three main aspects to life span development: cognitive, social, and physical development. This class is not simply a discussion of nature vs. nurture, it explores the interaction between genetic and environmental factors that orient us towards specific behaviors. Initially, my views on life span development were limited to more sociological factors, and did not take into consideration physical developments of the brain. In relation to my personal and professional identity this course has made me realize that development occurs on a spectrum and that not everyone develops at the same time, in the same ways, making me more understanding and compassionate towards those who developed differently than me. The three most important lessons I have learned from this class are that development occurs throughout the entire life span, infants begin learning at a very young age, and that senescence begins as early as young adulthood.
The method in which children come into their development is a very significant procedure that every person should be able to recognize. Children are not all the same so their development is not the same either. In fact, most children cannot even be treated the same when in regards to their development. To get a better understanding that involves the way children and teenagers grow a person would need to really recognize and comprehend the model of human development. This essay will emphasis on the Bio ecological Model of Human development; the diverse systems that are within human development and also how each of the systems are different.
The life-span perspective is a modern scientific approach to the study of human development that accounts for all phases of life including childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, and it breaks each phase into individual stages of development (Berger,2014). This perspective suggests that development is multidirectional, metacontextual, and all stages of development are important and play a crucial role in the individuals cognitive health (Berger,2014). The stages of development are categorized as infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, adulthood, and late adulthood. For the purpose of this paper I will be focusing on the infancy stage due to the importance of cognitive development before the age of two, middle childhood due to a child’s social structure becoming a defining factor in their lives, and emerging adulthood due to the stresses that an individual must endure while maturing into a young adult.
Human development is a process that occurs throughout the lifespan, and lifespan development theories offer frameworks for which to understand human growth. Different approaches focus on specific aspects of human life to determine which has the most significant influence on development. However, one theory usually does not account for all variables of human growth so more than one perspective may be used to analyze development. Two such perspectives, the behavioral and the contextual, explain development in different ways. The behavioral perspective focuses on observable behavior, while the contextual perspective focuses on interrelated systems that influence development. When applied to the case study in the index, the differences in the behavioral and contextual theories become evident.
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
What is love? Ask yourself this. Now ask someone else what they believe to be love. Is it the same as your interpretation of the term? Chances are, these interpretations vary, but love still remains one of the most powerful driving forces in human beings. Since the beginning of human studies, many processes and theories have been created to try to nail down an exact definition of love. These theories and processes focus on the topic of attraction, intimacy, healthy personal relationships, and for obvious reasons, love itself.