Child development stages

Critical Examination of Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development Although Kohlberg’s theory of morality has been crucial in understanding human’s moral judgments, it makes certain assumptions that may compromise its credibility. The theory is divided into three main stages: pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional morality. At the pre-conventional stage, children’s moral judgments are dictated by the rules and regulations handed down by the parents or school administration (Gale,…

Jean based his theory of cognitive development on his background and training as a biologist (Eva L. Essa 116). Piaget was the first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development. In Piaget 's cognitive sense he explains that adaptation is the process of any new information or a new experience occurs. When someone don’t adapt to a new problem well…

(self). Erickson stated that there are eight stages of the human development starting with Trust vs. Mistrust, that starts at birth and ends around 12 to 18 months. Around this month infants form a trustworthy relationship with their mother, fathers and caregivers. As an infant, my mother described me as being a happy baby, always laughing and never afraid of strangers.…

adulthood, going through the stage of adolescence and beginning to have a relationship with one of her peers, Nick. The impact of the physical, cognitive, and socioemotional forces, in addition her family relationship, socioeconomic status, ethnic background and family dynamic have influenced Lindsay throughout this stage of her development. Forces of Development The three forces of development, which include physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional,…

Permissive-Indulgent Parenting, and Permissive-Uninvolved Parenting. (Santrock, 2010) Four dimensions, Four styles is based on four interactions between the child and the parent such as parental control, maturity demands, clarity of communications, and nurturance, In understanding “parental control”, parents work together to enforce the rules toward the child. (Santrock, 2010) “Maturity demand” is when parents expect their children to act to their appropriate maturity level based upon ones age.…

His studies have helped the child development field in understanding the whole child developing (emotionally, socially, physically and cognitively). Erik Erikson made numerous contributions in his lifetime. This paper unfolds upon the eight stages of life on how your ego plays into role, and crises that you must overcome to proceed within the favorable spectrum of a stage. His political views are criticized by individuals and also compared to Piaget’s and…

developmental stages are eight stages that explain that humans go through social experiences in your life. These social experiences can be positive or negative. Erikson believed that every stage has a crisis that can affect your life negatively and a developmental task that could affect it positively. These stages show how social interactions affect human development and determines the person they become. In this paper, the stage I was to focus on is the sixth, the Intimacy vs. Isolation stage.…

a trait that we as humans are naturally born with? Moral development is defined as a process through which children develop proper attitudes and behaviors toward others in society. These behaviors can be built on social norms, cultural norms, rules, and laws (health of children). Kohlberg’s is a well know psychologist who took Jean Piaget’s theories and expands on them. Kohlberg went a step further and wanted to know how moral development happens in children. Through Kohlberg 's studies society…

through eight stages called the developmental crisis (Pastorino & Doyle-Portillo 378). He noticed that in many cultures, humans progressed in a similar manner where in each stage, their environment and their reactions to the atmosphere created a variety of personality characteristics. Depending on how they responded, the trait could either be healthy or unhealthy to their social life. In my psychology class, we took a quiz to evaluate what trait we most likely possess in each stage. By adding up…

and develops is called moral development. The main idea of Kohlberg’s theory is how people differentiate between what is right and wrong. His theory is made up of three levels: preconventional, conventional, and postconventional. The preconventional level is the level young children experience and their thoughts and actions are very concrete. It is made up of two stages called the reward and punishment stage and the exchange stage. The reward and punishment stage, stage 1, is based on avoiding…