Jean Piaget

10 reasons why Sri Lanka is great for families/for travels with a kid/kids. And one reason why it isn’t. This June, we spent three weeks wandering around Sri Lanka with our three-year-old kid. We changed our accommodation 11 times, switched a number of transportation devices and saw a multitude of animals living in their natural habitat. We would like to share 10 reasons why Sri Lanka is great for a trip with a kid. And you must also be curious about the one reason against it. 1. Beaches One of…

1 Describe theoretical perspectives in relation to: ➢ Cognitive development These approaches look at processes such as thinking, attention, memory, language and perception. Children acquire different skills in these areas as part of their natural development. Approaches to children’s learning and development influence current practice in a number of ways for example: SKINNER- Behaviourist Approach: this is primarily used to motivate children as the practitioner uses praise as reinforcement.…

Scientists and psychologists are working together on creating a robot that can be raised and taught like a baby. Children learn about the world around them by testing things out and observing the people around them. This is how they form their own opinions of our world and learn important lessons as well as experience things. The only commands and knowledge a robot has are the ones that they are programmed to know. This team’s objective is to program a baby robot to learn in the same way that…

Why are intelligence tests important in our society? The purpose of these tests are to see how well individuals can process, rearrange or utilize information. Psychologist ties these concepts to our school achievement and our occupational status. How is intelligence defined? Intelligence is defined as a general mental capability that involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. If you are…

Coming into the world we have close to nothing. We don’t know anything or anyone for certain. All we have are these different ranges of emotions and even then we don’t know what it is we are going through. As we grow older we start to gain more knowledge about the world and ourselves, we have many life experiences that change the way we look at things. Everyday we are growing, changing our minds, learning new things, developing physically and mentally. Throughout your entire life there will be…

This essay will consider the viewpoints of childhood studies and child psychology, and evaluate the contributions that both disciplines can make to policy and practice. In the context of children, policy refers to a set of guidelines about aspects of children’s lives, whilst practice is dictated by policy and in turn, influences children’s lives directly. Although it does consider the influence of external factors, child psychology is a field of studying children that is primarily focused on the…

Peek-a-boo is a game that most parents and/or caregivers will play with their babies. It stimulates the baby’s senses, builds gross motor skills, strengthens their visual tracking, and encourages their social development. Most babies will develop this at around the age of 3-5 months. It signals that the baby is making leaps in cognitive development- in their memory and ability to think abstractly. When the caregiver plays peek-a-boo with the baby, they first cover their eyes and…

This paper will evaluate the context of the Harlem Children’s Zone case study for its completeness and adequacy. It will assess the organizational dynamics and how to improve the context description; subsequently, evaluating the connection of Harlem Children’s Zone with its organizational context. All four areas will provide insight into the use of the language and tools of systems thinking. The Context of the Action Project The context of the Harlem Children’s Zone, which was known as the…

I observed Mia, she is a 2.5-year-old with medium skin tone, short brown hair and brown eyes. Mia exhibits age appropriate mastery of biosocial development as described in chapter 5 pages 156-159 The Developing Person, Stassen 2015. At the beginning of the observation, Mia starts by displaying a variety of gross and fine motor skills. She demonstrates gross motor skills by walking around the room and pushing a baby walker. Mia stepped over toys, and kneeled on the floor to play. She…

Cognitive development; from infancy to adulthood, is the period in which an individual becomes more complex and effective in understanding the environment and the world. Biological development involves individual reasoning, thinking, memory, and changes on the ground. When we examine the child's cognitive characteristics in early childhood, it is different from adults. Children have their own unique world views and thought structures. The role of adults in supporting cognitive development…