Chapter 1, there were a lot of eye openers. While reading, the realization of important factors that determines what kind of adult a child will be. Two developments of human growth are Continuous and Discontinuous. Continuous Development is the process in which there is gradual improvement through systematic exercise, and Discontinuous Development is based off the stepping stones of infant through adulthood human growth (Woolfolk & Perry, 2015). These are characterized by the qualitative differences
Childhood sexual abuse has long been researched for both its short-term and long-term effects on its victims. Sexual abuse is defined as any sexual act that is done on a child through coercion, and causes lasting psychological impact (Hall & Hall, 2011). Given the importance of psychological development throughout childhood, sexual abuse can hinder the mental health of its victims through the occurrence of other psychiatric disorders. While children should be growing into mentally healthy adults
Early Childhood Introduction:- Early childhood is a stage in human development. Early childhood is usually defined as the time period from the age of two until the age of six or seven years. It is a time of significant physical, cognitive, social and emotional development. Infants enter the world with a partial range of skills. Watching a child develop new motor, language and social skills is a source of wonder for caregivers. Early childhood is an important
the first three years of life form the basis for later growth and development (Albrecht & Miller, 2008). Curriculum for this age should be activity-based. There are many different components that make up a quality curriculum. And, each one of these should address a child’s ever-increasing skills and abilities. It is important that teachers address a child’s physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language areas of development in everyday caregiving routines (Gonzalez-Mena & Eyer, 2015). Most
The article 9 Ways to Support Your Child’s Creativity by Margarita Tartakovsky expresses why creativity is important for a child’s development and how to foster creativity. Creativity has educational, emotional and health benefit’s, which is shared in depth by Tartakovsky and three other experts. The first rule is to designate a space for creating, create a space solely where your child can be creative. Pam Allyn, director of Lit World and Lit Life and author of many books says “it doesn’t need to
is so important to optimal child development that it has been recognized by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights” (Ginsburg, 2007, p 182). There is no opposing argument to the statement that play is essential to children and youth in all domains of development. Although certain types of play may be more meaningful in terms of development, any kind of play is better than no play at all. “The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child
revolutionary for their times, but they came to be greatly respected. Both of these theorist developed their own stages of child development and were able to base education on these stages. Although in many ways Piaget and Montessori were very similar in their thinking they were also very different in their teaching approaches. Piaget and Montessori are two main players in the early childhood education field and based most of their ideas on their observations of children. Maria Montessori was
ick ENG 122 Laura Kjosen April 11, 2017 There are many other factors in choosing the right preschool When I started learning about early childhood education, and hearing about the controversy of two different philosophies play-based and academic-based, and which philosophy is necessary in preschools for children to develop and learn effectively. I started to think from a parent's point of view about which learning approach, I thought would be best for my son to learn and develop effectively. However
and Child Rearing Practices The purpose of this paper is to express the different ways culture affects child-rearing practices. Culture and child rearing are both essential in child development. Culture and ethnicity can have a deciding effect on the child-rearing techniques that families implement throughout the world. Differences such as methods of discipline, expectations regarding acceptance of responsibilities and transmission of religious instruction will vary among families. The paper
Attending kindergarten can be the source of the best memories from childhood years. The first time making friends, having a teacher, and actively learning is a memorable experience in a lot of people’s lives. It would be ideal if every person started their education journey with this shared experience. However, this is not the case. In the United States, 35 of the 50 states have no laws requiring citizens to attend kindergarten, and among them five do not even require the school districts to offer