I believe education is the most beneficial when Early Childhood Educators partner with parents to help nurture a child’s development and to help the child learn. When an educational model is followed both at home and at school, children can intellectually and emotionally develop through the consistency and repetition. Through the teachings of Eric Erikson, Maria Montessori and Rudolph Dreikurs, it can be proven that early childhood is the time to nurture the young minds’ ability to learn from those around them in order to mature into well-balanced, kind-hearted and responsible adults with a positive sense of self.
Eric Erikson’s looked at how personality develops as the child grows. Highly influenced by Sigmund Freud, Erikson’s theory differed …show more content…
Thus, his techniques for preventing misbehavior and encouraging appropriate behavior could be applied equally in both settings (Dreikurs, Rudolf. 1958).” Guided by Adlerian principles, Dreikurs taught that the cause of human misbehaviour was a result of not feeling a sense of belonging and contributing to a social group. He recognized that by not fulfilling this basic need, the child is motivated to misbehave through four types of goals, namely “attention getting, power and control, revenge and helplessness or inadequacy (Dreikurs, Rudolf. 1958)” in an attempt to fill the void. Dreikurs’ philosophy of stimulating co-operative behaviour without punishment or reward became popular practice for parents and early childhood educators alike. His theory of natural, logical consequences and encouragement is an effective and practical approach for encouraging desirable behaviour that differs in theory from most mainstream disciplinary actions that focus on punishment and reward. I agree with Dreikurs recognition of inviting both parents and educators to practice his philosophy. “According to Dreikurs, encouragement is more important than any other aspect of child raising because a misbehaving child is a discouraged child (Dreikurs, Rudolf. 1958).” To punish a discouraged child is nothing short of teaching the child it is alright to kick someone when they are down or to make that child feel unsupported. The discouraged child lacks a healthy self-identity and in the child’s quest for inclusion, whether it is at home within the child’s own family or in the classroom among the child’s peers, to avoid misbehaviours that will only further cause the child to feel alienated, parents and educators can help children find their place. In the classroom setting, early childhood educators
Eric Erikson’s looked at how personality develops as the child grows. Highly influenced by Sigmund Freud, Erikson’s theory differed …show more content…
Thus, his techniques for preventing misbehavior and encouraging appropriate behavior could be applied equally in both settings (Dreikurs, Rudolf. 1958).” Guided by Adlerian principles, Dreikurs taught that the cause of human misbehaviour was a result of not feeling a sense of belonging and contributing to a social group. He recognized that by not fulfilling this basic need, the child is motivated to misbehave through four types of goals, namely “attention getting, power and control, revenge and helplessness or inadequacy (Dreikurs, Rudolf. 1958)” in an attempt to fill the void. Dreikurs’ philosophy of stimulating co-operative behaviour without punishment or reward became popular practice for parents and early childhood educators alike. His theory of natural, logical consequences and encouragement is an effective and practical approach for encouraging desirable behaviour that differs in theory from most mainstream disciplinary actions that focus on punishment and reward. I agree with Dreikurs recognition of inviting both parents and educators to practice his philosophy. “According to Dreikurs, encouragement is more important than any other aspect of child raising because a misbehaving child is a discouraged child (Dreikurs, Rudolf. 1958).” To punish a discouraged child is nothing short of teaching the child it is alright to kick someone when they are down or to make that child feel unsupported. The discouraged child lacks a healthy self-identity and in the child’s quest for inclusion, whether it is at home within the child’s own family or in the classroom among the child’s peers, to avoid misbehaviours that will only further cause the child to feel alienated, parents and educators can help children find their place. In the classroom setting, early childhood educators