Major Developmental Milestones

* Become more interested in small objects, paying attention to them; able to find hidden objects.

They will be delayed in their physical development due to difficulties with the lower brain which is responsible for balance and co-ordination. They may also have a difference in muscle tone and find it difficult to gauge how much to grip an object. This delay in physical development will have an impact on the child’s social and emotional development also as they may not get as much chance to play and interact with other children in their peer group.

The way kids are raised by their parents effects their decision making and their values, beliefs and self-image until the day they die. If a kid grows up figuring things out herself or is neglected etc., that kid is forced to do what is necessary to develop as fully as possible. Hamama and Arazi describe family relationships as being crucial in the development of the child. The article specifies that two direct ways that kids are hurt is through family cohesion and subjective well being. Family cohesion, in this article, is defined as the connections between family members that each family has, while subjective well being talks about people’s understanding of the life they live and how they react to everyday situations and how all that effects their emotional and cognitive mind. These two factors have shown to be directly correlated to children acting aggressively or unpleasant, according to Hamama and Arazi. Children’s aggression behavior includes three parts, according to Hamama and Arazi. “1. A cognitive dimension-hostility;2.an emotional dimension-anger; and 3. A behavioral dimension- physical and verbal violence” is how they defined aggressive behavior. Those two factors are largely what influences children and their development, in Hamama and Arazi’s eyes(Hamama and Arazi). This article lays a great foundation for the explanation of Into the Wild.

It is basic knowledge that children tend to act out all the time, but when is the behavior of children passed the line of normalcy and crossed the line into psychopathy? It is normal for a child to be occasionally aggressive, but a child being constantly aggressive could possibly be a sign of psychopathy (Stenson, 2009) According to Keysers, The feeling of empathy is what makes the

In today’s progressive and scientifically advanced world, new studies have occurred that explain how aggression in children can be easily understood. In Alison Gopnik’s article, “Aggression in Children Makes Sense- Sometimes,” she explained how recent scientific experiments have proven that children’s genes and environments, make an impact on their behavior. As human beings, it is hard to decipher the actual cause of aggression in fellow humans because we have not found any accurate evidence until now. Gopnik sufficiently conveys that recent scientific evidence has proven that aggression in children can make sense, by using the results of scientific studies to support her point, and by also using an essential metaphor to further explain a complicated subject.

Cognitive skills are advancing rapidly during the school-age years; and with cognitive development, children begin to recognize their own feelings while also understanding other

(Lamm, 2009) Such as voting, serving on juries, and purchasing alcohol. (Lamm, 2009) These laws recognize that children do not have the emotional or maturity level like adults do for good judgment and certain decisions. (Lamm, 2009) Such laws were put in place both to protect children and for the food of the citizenry as a whole. (Lamm, 2009) Vice versa, laws should protect children who make impulsive, criminal decisions from being exposed to irreversible life sentences. (Lamm, 2009) According to the American Medical Association, adolescents as a group are prone to engage in risky, impulsive and sensation-seeking behavior. (Lamm,

I have two nephews of the ages 4 and 1. The 4 year old, named Rustin is as wild as they come. With no apparent discipline, by my brother or sister-in-law he will undoubtedly become a ruthless youth. My brother tells me that he does not want to hit his son, because he doesn’t want Rustin to hate him. My nephew loves my brother with the upmost conviction, but what my brother does not see is that he is giving Rustin an injustice. Without the stern presence of a father, you can never expect a child to grow and develop properly. Children’s brains are constantly developing, and to enable your child to realize the consequences of their actions will prove invaluable. The future of my nephew is still uncertain, but I know unless my brother starts “loving” my nephew a little more he may have a difficult time in society.

The Whole-Brain Child guides parents through the science behind a child’s developing brain. Authors Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson deliver solutions for integrating the four quadrants of their child’s brain (upper, lower, left, and right) and how to use these solutions when dealing with the child, in either a difficult situation or happy moment. The Whole-Brain Child looks at the brain development of children from newborns to twelve years old. Also included in the book are twelve strategies for parents to use. These strategies are based on scientific brain research and include detailed, step-by-step processes on how to utilize the strategies throughout a child’s development stage. A child with an active and engaged brain tends to be generally healthier, and has the ability to be self-aware, understanding, and a relationship- builder.

There are three areas of brain development that occurs during early childhood. These three areas of development include myelination, growth of the corpus callsum and lateralization. Myelination is the process by which axons become coated with myelin. Myelin is a fatty coating on the axons that speed signals between neurons. Myelination plays an important role during early childhood. During early childhood most increased brain weight occurs because of myelination. Effects of myelinataion becomes notable in the motor and sensory ares of the brain, children begin to think at greater speeds and their thoughts occur with rapid succession. By early childhood most children are able to immideately name objects, catch, throw and write in proper sequences

One of the most important developments in the childhood is social cognition and theory of mind is closely related with the development of social cognition. It is also essential for communicative and linguistic competence. Miller (2006) explained how the theory of mind helps

According to Piaget’s developmental theory, children cannot think ahead or are capable of understanding the consequences of their actions. This stage of cognitive development is called ‘preoperational intelligence’ which means that the children from the scenario are not able to do operational thinking. Preoperational intelligence is one of four period of Piaget’s cognitive development model (Berger, 2014). During this stage, children have preoperational and symbolic thoughts that limit logical thought. Some of the cognitive limitation during this age is centration, egocentrism, irreversibility, focusing on appearance and static reasoning (Berger, 2014, p. 246). The children in the scenario are showing the tendency to focus on single aspect that they exclude every other situational aspect. In scenario three, the six-year old girl took the younger child to the bathtub, and held him under water until he died because she may have thought that will stop him from crying. However, she clearly did not understand the consequence of her behavior due to the preoperational thinking. Other kids in scenario one and two are also unaware of the consequence of their

There are a vast amount of psychological theories which have been established and aid in a child’s

Statistics indicate many aggressors at some point or another have witnessed acts of violence. During childhood, these observed behaviors can have a major impact and influence on adolescent and adult attitudes, perception of self and others. "Children become more susceptible and prone to negative and dangerous behaviors which can

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