Analyse and evaluate the major theories of physical, social and emotional, cognitive, sensory and language development in relation to the development of children from birth to three years. Do they apply to all children’s development?
This essay will be analysing and evaluating the major theories of development in relation to the development of children aged from birth to three years, and whether the theories apply to all children’s development.
The physical development of children from birth to three years is explored by Freud, whose work consisted of the psychosexual development and offered explanations to unconscious thoughts and desires. Freud believed that humans had a psyche composed in three parts which controlled behaviour; the id, ego, …show more content…
His theory is that attachment is innate and that the attachments made within the first six months of life, particularly between the infant and its primary caregiver, form a basis which influences relationships later on in life. Therefore, if the bond between the child and primary caregiver is strong then the child will form an attachment which enables the child to feel secure in exploring the world and to form long lasting relationships in life. A strength of this theory is that it provides a lot of empirical support and the research shows support for there being a primary …show more content…
Vygotsky believes that social learning occurs first before development. Vygotsky differs from Piaget in that he puts more significance on environmental influences on cognitive development, and there is more importance on how language impacts on cognitive development. Vygotsky defined the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) as the distance between a child’s current development and the child’s potential development. This is determined through problem solving tasks observed and assessed under
This essay will be analysing and evaluating the major theories of development in relation to the development of children aged from birth to three years, and whether the theories apply to all children’s development.
The physical development of children from birth to three years is explored by Freud, whose work consisted of the psychosexual development and offered explanations to unconscious thoughts and desires. Freud believed that humans had a psyche composed in three parts which controlled behaviour; the id, ego, …show more content…
His theory is that attachment is innate and that the attachments made within the first six months of life, particularly between the infant and its primary caregiver, form a basis which influences relationships later on in life. Therefore, if the bond between the child and primary caregiver is strong then the child will form an attachment which enables the child to feel secure in exploring the world and to form long lasting relationships in life. A strength of this theory is that it provides a lot of empirical support and the research shows support for there being a primary …show more content…
Vygotsky believes that social learning occurs first before development. Vygotsky differs from Piaget in that he puts more significance on environmental influences on cognitive development, and there is more importance on how language impacts on cognitive development. Vygotsky defined the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) as the distance between a child’s current development and the child’s potential development. This is determined through problem solving tasks observed and assessed under