Relationships effects a person’s developmental growth in differently ways throughout the lifespan. Infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood all have significant relationships with the parents, siblings, and peers. During infancy, which is from birth to roughly the age of 2, a child learns new skills and gains a better understanding for the world around them through social interactions with their family and peers. Familial relationships are an essential aspect of their development because it sets a foundation for their social development throughout the rest of the lifespan.
For an infant in the early childhood stage, the relationship between the primary caregiver and infant is a critical component of …show more content…
A mother and/or that shows an appropriate degree of response, such as affection and empathy, helps the child feel safe and secure. Both parents also an acting example of appropriate ways to respond to situations. However, a parent that is over zealous in her responses can cause a child to over react or under react to situations and stimuli. Familial and peer involvement is important to a child’s development during early child. Early childhood is typically classified from the age of two until about six or seven years-old. It is during this time that a child is heavily influenced by their caregiver’s parenting style. A child’s relationship with their peers also aids in the child’s forming of friendships with peers outside of the family. Typically, a parenting styles are classified as either authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, or uninvolved. Authoritarian caregivers are strict and high, unwavering expectations for their children. This relationship between caregiver and child, the child tends to not have experienced enough freedom, rely heavily on routines, respond to commands, and can have difficulties with effective communication. A child raised in this way may also be rebellious towards the caregiver and be more unpredictable to counterbalance the rigidness of their caregivers’ …show more content…
At stage, emerging adults tend to be more independent from their families and more freely explore their identity. Even though an emerging adult is far more independent from their parents, a supportive, caring, and communicative child-parent relationship is still important. Maintaining efficient child-parent communication aids the emerging adult in their decision-making abilities and financial responsibilities. This increase in autonomy allows for social and cultural exploration that yields independent thoughts and ideas. Peers give guidance and offer exposure to different social and cultural experiences. These explorations can help develop a sense of identity within the emerging
For an infant in the early childhood stage, the relationship between the primary caregiver and infant is a critical component of …show more content…
A mother and/or that shows an appropriate degree of response, such as affection and empathy, helps the child feel safe and secure. Both parents also an acting example of appropriate ways to respond to situations. However, a parent that is over zealous in her responses can cause a child to over react or under react to situations and stimuli. Familial and peer involvement is important to a child’s development during early child. Early childhood is typically classified from the age of two until about six or seven years-old. It is during this time that a child is heavily influenced by their caregiver’s parenting style. A child’s relationship with their peers also aids in the child’s forming of friendships with peers outside of the family. Typically, a parenting styles are classified as either authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, or uninvolved. Authoritarian caregivers are strict and high, unwavering expectations for their children. This relationship between caregiver and child, the child tends to not have experienced enough freedom, rely heavily on routines, respond to commands, and can have difficulties with effective communication. A child raised in this way may also be rebellious towards the caregiver and be more unpredictable to counterbalance the rigidness of their caregivers’ …show more content…
At stage, emerging adults tend to be more independent from their families and more freely explore their identity. Even though an emerging adult is far more independent from their parents, a supportive, caring, and communicative child-parent relationship is still important. Maintaining efficient child-parent communication aids the emerging adult in their decision-making abilities and financial responsibilities. This increase in autonomy allows for social and cultural exploration that yields independent thoughts and ideas. Peers give guidance and offer exposure to different social and cultural experiences. These explorations can help develop a sense of identity within the emerging