Erikson's Eight Stages of Development

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The writer of this well-researched paper lists and describes each of Erik Erikson's eight stages of development in the childhood socialization process. Erikson defined these eight stages based on his vast experience in psychological and therapeutic settings with children from all ages and all economic backgrounds and describes each stage as a psychological crisis which must be discovered and resolved before the child is able to reach the next stage.

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"Much like the second stage, the parent's duty in the third stage is to encourage autonomy and self-initiation. This means providing the child with a setting in which to interact with other children. It also means providing them with plenty of stimulation, books, art projects, toys for physical play as well as for fine motor development that can be undertaken by the child without adult supervision. It is still important in this phase to be nurturing and supportive of the child's activities, but to balance that support with a reasonable amount of distance from the child."

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