Child development stages

The concept of basic hope was introduced by Erikson (1993) in his psychosocial theory of development and was described as a first virtue of ego achieved in the early infancy (0-18 month). The theory describes the impact of external factors, parents or caregivers and society on personality development, which is processing gradually through the eight stages throughout our life-time: (1) trust vs. mistrust, (2) autonomy vs. shame/doubt, (3) initiative vs. guilt, (4) industry vs. inferiority, (5)…

Gorky is a story from a mother’s perspective, but it is about her watching the evolution of her only child. Pavel is the driving force in this inspiring narrative, he is the sun and the entire story revolves around him including his Mother, Pelageya Nilovna Vlasova. In Psychology, there is a concept known as Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, which describes three stages of morality. The first stage is called preconventional morality (before nine years old) where a person’s morality is…

Emotional development was the focal point of chapter eleven. The chapter provided an overview of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, attachment, emotion, temperament and personality, and supporting children who exhibit emotional challenges. Throughout the chapter, bioecological factors were also discussed. As children grow older, they experience multiple changes with regard to their reasoning skills, cognitive processes and language abilities. Additionally, children see changes in…

such that if both infancy and adult stage consist of strong bond with mother, it will intensify attachment (Beckwith, Cohen, & Hamilton, 1999). In another longitudinal study by Bocks, Levendosky, Bogat, and Eye (2004), it was suggested that that there are many factors that determine attachment behavior to mother, not merely the mother’s care towards the child;…

have always had an interest in the way children learn, they put so much time and effort into every task they are given and they want whatever project they do to be wonderfully done. Teaching has always been something I enjoyed doing; when I was a child I would come home from school and want to teach my younger brothers everything I had learned that day. We often times played school and I would be the teacher. Now that I am older I still enjoy teaching and I get to help children learn on a daily…

Human development refers to being a ‘process of growth and change that takes place between birth and maturity’ (Encyclopædia Britannica,2015). In this essay I describe two practise-based experiences and then relate them to Erikson’s Theory of Identity Development and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory. A key concept in Erikson’s Theory is the transition from ‘play age’ to ‘school age’. Students need praise and support to move from one stage to the next (Duchesne, S., McMaugh, A., Bochner, S., &…

This essay will be based on an observation of a child in a play setting. It will give an account of the following: 1. Characteristics and types of play the child participated in. 2. Social stages of the child’s play. 3. Analysis of the role of a teacher during the child’s play. 4. Methods to improve the child’s play experience and to cultivate problem-solving abilities. Chara is six years old. During her play at a playground right outside the Centre, she was involved in Functional play/Practice…

predict early school problems or success found that "children who do not begin kindergarten socially and emotionally competent are often not successful in the early years of school—and can be plagued by behavioral, emotional, academic, and social development problems that follow them into adulthood (U.S Department of Health and Human Services)." Creating a positive social relationship is an important outcome of preschool, possibly more important is avoiding social isolation. Research shows that…

adulthood, placing me right in the beginning of what Erikson believed to be the sixth stage of psychosocial development and Piaget’s final stage of Cognitive development, which he called the “Formal Operational” stage. After watching the two videos pertaining to my period of life I realized and learned that this stage is also full of questioning and experimenting to find yourself, much like the previous “teen” stage was except now we approach it in much more mature ways. I learned that it is a…

Each child is a unique individual with their own temperament, learning style, family of origin and time and pattern of growth. However, there are universal sequences and predictable in the development that occur during the first 9 years of life. While children develop, they need different types of stimulation and interaction to exercise their skills, and to develop new ones. At each age, it is essential to respond to the basic needs of health and nutrition. Child Development 0 to 6…