The Emotional Development of Children

Term Paper # 98261

Child, Youth Issues
Education > Development Studies
Psychology > Child and Adolescent
Psychology > Social

This paper explores the factors that promote the optimum social and emotional development of the child.

1,707 words () | 6 sources | MLA | 2007 France

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how consistent and predictable care is essential to the social and emotional development of a child. The paper looks at J. Bowlby's theory of attachment, the research of Mary Ainsworth, and Erik Erikson's first stage of psychosocial development of personality. The paper attempts to demonstrate the ways in which early relationships can influence self-identity and how the environment plays an important part in this process.

Outline:
Introduction
Building Fully-Developed Human Beings
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Research has shown that it is during the first few years of a child's life that cognitive capabilities, relational understanding, language, motor skills and emotional regulation are all developed and enhanced, and that each of these element acts as an important influencing factor in character formation and development. In fact, these first experiences, according to many professionals, are significant building blocks that form the foundation from which springs all future individual development (Barnes P., Personal, Social and Emotional Development, 1992)."

Sample of Sources Used:

Barnes P., Editor (1992), Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Open University, UK.
Bowlby, J. 1953. Child Care and the Growth of Love, Harmondsworth: Penguin
Erik H. Erikson. Toys and Reasons: Stages in the Ritualization of Experience. Publisher: W. W. Norton. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1977
Marc H. Bornstein, Michael E. Lamb, Douglas M. Teti. Development in Infancy: AnIntroduction.. Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Place of Publication: Mahwah, NJ. Publication Year: 2002. Page Number: 3.
Marian Brandon , Diana Hinings, David Howe, Gillian Schofield. Attachment Theory, Child Maltreatment, and Family Support: A Practice and Assessment Model. Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Place of Publication: Mahwah, NJ. Publication Year: 1999.

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