Jean-Martin Charcot

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the time spent on several types of media is more than the time spent on any normal activity. The children have grown up with media always present in their household that they have developed their understanding on media. They are somehow educated through the usage of media, it makes them think critically and it is also believed that the latter are more likely better prepared to have a successful future (Ladner, 2012). Though, another theory point…

The study of Montemayor and Eisen studied the development of individuals pre-adolescence and post-adolescence. It was hypothesized that young children will only describe themselves with concrete and physical characteristics. However, they believed that older individuals will use more physiological and interpersonal traits. There were significant increases among children and adolescents in seven categories: occupational role, interpersonal descriptions, existential living, ideological living and…

Constructivism is the idea that children develop their knowledge and skills by building on what they already know; essentially, it is child-centred development. Children use their existing knowledge and understanding to learn new things by using what they already know to infer new knowledge from new experiences when interacting with the world around them. Vygotsky theorised that children were influenced by thought, play, imagination and language and that they used these to build their knowledge…

Among the theories of human development, the one I most agree with is Kohlberg’s six stages of moral reasoning. Kohlberg’s theory outlines the stages of moral reasoning in a simplistic manner that one can follow and understand the process of each stage of the infant to adulthood life cycle. The first level 1, age 4 to 10 years includes stage 1 – 'Punishment and Obedience Orientation'. The child obeys rules given by others to avoid punishment. As such, the child does not fully understand…

In occupational therapy, Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and Person- Environment- Occupational Performance (PEOP) Model are two fundamental frameworks. MOHO was developed from 1960s onwards by Dr. Gary Kielhofner, which was the first occupation- based model to explain occupation and occupational problems, while PEOP is a client- centred and top- down model, focusing on the relationship between individual, group and community since 1980s. In this essay, these two models will be compared and…

Today children appear to be growing up faster and faster. It has often been said that the youth is losing their innocence at younger ages. However these ideas are new. Neil Postman wrote the Disappearance of Childhood, where he attributes to this fleeting youth to the birth of new technology, especially television. What is interesting about Postman argument is to establish his points he first begins with discussing the invention of childhood. Thus giving his readers the impression that he…

Data Analysis: Nature of intelligence in one’s personality and Reality as a dynamic force of constant amendments in The Lost Pearl by Lara Zuberi Cognitive development is the construction of intellectual aptitude including identification, investigation, exposition, sensitivity and judgment, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. Nature of intelligence mainly involves the intellectual practicalities, psychological sequences (thoughts), and eminences of intelligent entities. An…

The act of growing up is something we all experience. Being naive and innocent characterize the time and state of mind before this act. Our view of the world are one of the things that is affected by this naive nature. Preteens often picture an adult life and world as something magical, almost fictional and have high hopes for this adult future. Growing up and growing out of this naive worldview is exactly what the main character experiences in the short story Acting Shakespeare. Through this…

trigger situations to occur that require primary circular reactions, that is, “A repeated action that has been done reflectively or by chance” (Hooper & Umansky, 313). Memory is an essential tool to cognitive growth. As indicated by, psychologist Jean Piaget’s Four Stages of Cognitive Development, towards the end of the sensorimotor stage, infants will experience what is known as, Object Permanence. Object Permanence is recognizing that an object exist even if it is openly out of sight. In…

Evolution of Education Theories According to Bredekamp (2014), theories perform an explanation of how information and observations are organized to relate to one another (p.101). As children grow through time, their experiences and brain activity develop differently. Over the years research has shown that theories are in fact evolving overtime due to the changes in the way children learn. Theories that have been made often affect the way people, educators, parents, doctors behave. Some…