a. Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors. Personal factors are those which are specific to the child and determined by their genetic makeup. One or a combination of these can effect a child’s development. These can be broadly categorised in the following ways. Health Problems – This covers a range of health statuses and may impact a number of areas of development. If we consider a common condition such as eczema this can cause a child
How far family background and environment effect the child’s growth and development? Does these two factors really effects their growth and development? Well, as we read lots, we found many research proved that the development of a child is strongly influenced mostly by their families’ backgrounds and their surrounding environments. As stated in ‘child’s development stage’ table, at age 0-2 years, the infant tend to imitate their parents do and also their siblings and people surround them. If we
Research and explain evidence, theories and approaches about the benefits of creativity for wellbeing of children? It is highly important for children’s healthy mental development and it is a great opportunity to express their feelings. Creativity offers an outlet for children to cope with any issues they have. In some situations it enables them to develop problem-solving skills by being faced with a task. Lastly it benefits children by encouraging them to discover themselves by dreaming, creating
people to act the way they do? What motivates a person to stick to a decision to do something worthwhile after they see the consequences of their actions? At what point does a person finally seek solutions to their problems? How does the child/family relationship occur? What is the role of the brain in modifying behavior and what role does science play in the field of psychology? These are questions I found intriguing to find answers to. While growing up, my parents always stressed on the power of the
component which influences empathy development in related to the context around children. As mentioned before, there is a relationship between the cognitive buildings of social competence, such as empathy, taking into account the individual differences facing conflictive situations. On the other hand, specific contextual factors in the environment around the individual which have own demands and expectation from the subject perform important roles in empathy development and students self perception,
Parental Involvement and Children’s Learning and Development Introduction In Hong Kong, many children enter school at the age as early as two years old, at this young age; school often encouraged strong parental involvement in kindergarten setting, as having good relationships with parents can help to strengthened in a child’s learning and development (Coleman & Hoffer 1987). According to Gould, (1999), “The research all shows, they say, that children do better in school when their parents are involved
the best interest of the child argue that if a child is placed in a transracial home, they will have been cut off from the healthy development in their ethnic and racial backgrounds. Some believe that if children are placed in transracial homes they will face issues such as; identity confusion, family integration, self-esteem, diminishment of their ethnic background, loss of culture, and lacking the defense mechanisms necessary to function in a society that may be racist against them. Those who are
predisposed and acquired factors. The diathesis tries to explain the genetic link and stress in the environment that an individual encounters. This model fits for many disorders originally proposed in its contemporary version for schizophrenia and related disorders. This theory views that every person has
Erikson, this is the stage in a person’s development when their basic approach to work is established. “Industry is an eagerness to acquire skills and perform meaningful work” (Newman &Newman, 2012, p.314) and Inferiority is “feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy [that] come from two sources: self and the social environment” (Newman &Newman, 2012, p 315). Toula is dealing with the inferiority portion of this psychosocial crisis. At this stage in her development, Toula should be making friends with
To what extent does conflict in a war zone affect the development of children? War does a lot of things: it destroys economies, destroys land, ruins relations, but there is also a problem which the global news seem to skip, the welfare of the children in our society1 who need to develop but cannot reach their full potential2 due to the constant fear of getting killed. Children who do grow up in a war zone can struggle enormously during these times. This is because they can be caught in crossfire