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    Piaget was the first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development. His contributions include a theory of cognitive child development, detailed observational studies of cognition in children, and a series of simple but hugely clever tests to find different cognitive abilities. Before Piaget’s work, the common assumption in psychology was that children are merely less competent thinkers than adults. Piaget showed that young children think in surprisingly different ways compared

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    Eventually, at the age of about 13 the child should have been at about a 6th or 7th grade level of education, and reality was only at about a 1st-2nd grade level of education. There was very little advancement with this child because the only place he received help with his school work was at school. If the child would have had more help at home, he may have advanced more. The second observation is of parents with a child with some known learning disabilities. These learning

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    The social learning theory, proposed by Albert Bandura, states that behavior is learned through observation and imitation of others. This theory relates to aggression and gender differences because we may learn aggression from what we see and begin to imitate what we witness while in learning stages as a child. A study done on dating violence proved this. Researchers found that there were numerous contributors to dating violence such as personality, psychopathology

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    behavior problems. One of those programs is called Early Pathways (EP). EP is a therapy program that takes place in the home of the child and their parents (Fung et al., 2014). Fung et al. decided to incorporate the EP program into their study to find out if the program would be successful for the 447 at-risk children ages 5 and younger who were participating in the study. The article by Fung et al. offers direction for creating successful early-mediation for families of low-income to improve behavior

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    I. CONTENT My first thought about this subject was that it would be really fun and exciting because of the subject's description, "Observational Child Study", where we can already experience actual child observation. Fortunately, I was right. Our professor tackled amazing topics that really served as an eyeopener. We encountered topics about the characteristics of some of the disabilities like autism, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, learning disabilities, and also, developmental delays.

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    of a child’s life it’s crucial that the child gets the care and attention they need. For children to receive the best care and attention it’s best they stay home with their parents because it’s more influential on their development. However, in order to make a living parents need to re-enter the work force which then leaves them with the decision of which care would be best. This being said, most parents are left with the only option of sending their child to daycare. Being that the parents are left

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    Methods and tools for studying children

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    children have changed. In this child participation, child voice and consent were identified as three key principles researchers should aspire to when studying children. This essay therefore intends to extend upon these principles by identifying an approach and research tool which will effectively incorporate all principles within a research study. The context of the research study is a male adult and male child sat at a potter’s wheel modelling clay. The aim of the study is to observe and assess the

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    1. List the observations that together indicate possible ‘risk of significant harm’ Risk of harm is the indication that the child may suffer physical, emotional, and psychological harm because of neglect by the parent or guardian responsible for his care. In Jamelle’s case, indication includes physical signs like; • Various large bruises • Smelling strong urine stale • Dirty and unwashed skin • Lack of fresh changing clothes • Vomiting • Bloodshot eyes • Psychological l problems such

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    The security of attachment in infants was investigated by Mary Ainsworth in the 'strange situation' study, in order to determine the nature of attachment behaviours and styles of attachment. In the ‘strange situation’, infants and their mothers were observed in a range of situations, which allowed the researcher to see the different types of behaviours shown. The infants were observed through video cameras in a purpose-built laboratory playroom with their mothers. The room contained two comfortable

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    rs working the night shift contribute to child neglect? Word count: How single mothers working the night shift contribute to child neglect? 1. What are the negative effects on children whose mothers work at nights? 2. Does working the night shift cause children to be neglected? 3. What are the effects of child neglect on single mothers? 4. What are the causes and consequences of child neglect on single mothers? Back ground Child Neglect Child abuse and neglect a worldwide phenomenon which

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