The Different Development Stages

In my perspective, most of the young people do not take account of socioemotional development in infancy because it seems still too far for them. However, after taking Developmental Psychology course, I am convinced that it is extremely significant for us, as young people, to acknowledge of the developmental process because we will have more time to consider which path is most effective and relevant with our lifestyle and expectation on our children. Back to the source why I promote the socioemotional development in infancy, I was born in Vietnam, a country where most of parents raise their children by their knowledge in traditional experiences, which have no scientific evidence and psychological considerations. For instance, they highly believe in “spare the rod and spoil the child” which completely restrain the children’s ability to

Nurture is much more important than nature in shaping a person’s personality. When a child is only months old, it already begins to attach and develop personality traits that are similar to their caregiver. Babies can recognise when their parent is gone, and will learn ways to make them come back, such as crying and screaming. Humans are very cognitive, and will learn throughout all stages of life. Undoubtedly, nature is the dominant factor in a child’s development because children are impressionable and conform to their surroundings, humans tend to learn from their surroundings, and infants require a parental figure to attach to in order to develop.

The 2010 documentary Babies by Thomas Balmes follows the early formative early of four infants, who come from different parts of the world and cultural backgrounds. Specifically from Namibia, Mongolia, Tokyo, and finally San Francisco. There were many common events that were evident in all four of this children’s lives and various child development theories that could be identified through this documentary.

Early childhood is the most important phase of development in one’s lifespan as the experiences during childhood sets the course for later stages of development. It has been noted that a mother’s actions during pregnancy may influence the development of an infant. The developmental influences include prenatal, perinatal and neonatal environments. (Santrock, 2002) Although babies come into the world with no say or control over which family they will be placed into, or the environment in which they will begin to live in, theorists agree that the first two years are crucial, with early emotional, physical and social development influenced by the infant’s biological and environmental factors (Sigelman, Rider, & De-George Walker, 2013). The

The day a child is born is a wonderful and happy time in any parent’s life. Parents wish that their child has nothing but a lifetime of success and happiness. No parent thinks that they alone, or rather the type of parent they are can shape who or what their child will become. Parenting styles can vary from household to household, culture to culture, and even between a set of parents. Some parents swear that they will never become they type of parent that their parents were, while others swear by the way they were raised. Now more than ever we hear about how parenting style can affect a child. In chapter 4 of Exploring Psychology, Myers and Dewall (2016) we are introduced to three parenting styles, Authoritatian, Authoriatative, and Permissive, and how these types of parents affect their children’s traits. Many factors like environment, temperament and life experiences will play a role on a child; parenting style can directly affect a child’s traits and how productive of an adult they will become.

Development of a child have been a thing that most of the parents have been neglecting without noticing that it is very important in the development of a child’s character and social

In the case study we see that Maria and Carlos want to be understanding parents, but must also be disciplinarians as well.

Society and culture play a significant role in a child’s development which influences developmental milestones. This is because children in the early stages learn their way of life from imitating those around them and they are therefore inclined to behave in a certain way that seems normal to them (Albert & Trommsdorff, 2014). The acquired traits and behaviors at an early age are likely to influence later developmental stages that define who a person is and what they are capable of.

We also talked about the impact that mothers and fathers have on their child during the developmental period of their life. A lot of time in families, the father might have a job they have attend during the week that limits their ability to be around their child. If the father is present in the child’s first 6 weeks of life, he will have more of an impact in the relationship

Much research has been done on the influence of a mother on a child’s well-being and development (Pougnet, Serbin, Stack, & Schwartzman, 2011). However, research has shown that an engaged and loving father can contribute greatly to a child’s cognitive, social, and psychological development (Bronte-Tinkew, Carrano, Horowitz, & Kinukawa, 2008; Duursma, Pan, & Raikes, 2008; Pancsofar & Vernon-Feagans, 2010; Wilson & Prior, 2010).

Particularly prevalent in early childhood, maternal bonds are important for developing a sense of self, appropriately responding to others in society whilst setting a basis for all future relationships (Bretherton 1992). This tertiary basis is reflected in Bowlby’s Inner Workings Model which is coined to direct a child’s social and emotional behaviour in relation to themselves and others (Bretherton & Mulholland, 1999). Thus the maternal care provided develops the baby’s ego concurrently with maturity in that independence will ultimately result. Nurturing in the first 12 months of the baby life are said to be more focused on developing the baby’s sense of self where your cousin as a parent, would orient their time and attention to the baby. Aspects of social normalities are also imparted with increased awareness of their surroundings thus setting the basis for maturity (Freud, 1961). Consequently parental behaviour in the early of stages of life are critical to enable the development of a baby’s response to various stimuli, forming the basis of personality. However the lack of experience and maturity on the baby’s part means their emotions are almost completely reliant on paternal upbringing by which their parents perspectives and opinions are subconsciously transmitted from a young age which affects the baby’s though processes and

Transition: Now, I have covered the biology of the human body and responsive parental guidance in developmental skills; I will now cover the difference of upbringing and how developmental skills are

Olivia, I enjoyed reading about the grandmother and little boy exchanging warm smiles and positive responses to the situation. Your analysis is solid. I love the example the observation gives of what two individuals who experienced healthy stage development looks like, and how one individuals healthy development helps another individuals stage development.

Infants are also facing other psychosocial factors. Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development explains what changes have an

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