Essays on Child Development

The reading is about an experiment conducted on a little child to explore certain disagreements amongst psychologists regarding emotional reactions.  The reading discusses two major concepts of human nature as perceived by Sigmund Freud and John Watson. According to Freud, thoughts, behavior, and emotions originate from the internal instinctual and...

The Effect of Yelling on Child Development The news article and the study discussed are on the topic of child development, with specific reference to the effect of yelling at children as a means of correction or punishment. The news article is a New York Times item giving reasons why yelling...

Review of Research Article: Sociocultural Context of Emotional Intelligence Development of 5-7 Year 0ld ChildrenUnderstanding Emotional Intelligence in ChildrenThis research article written by Silakova Marina Mikhailovna and Zakharova Larisa Mikhailovna discusses the sociocultural development of the emotional intelligence of children who are aged between five and seven years old. The...

Both pro-social and antisocial behaviors are voluntary actions, but the former is intended to benefit another person or group of people, while the latter seeks to harm or disadvantage another individual or group (Hyde, Shaw, " Moilanen, 2010). This discussion describes prosocial and antisocial behaviors depicted in two advertisements and...

Prosocial Behavior Prosocial behavior is a pattern of actions that occur when a person helps others without the thought of receiving a reward or compensation and without motivation. On the other hand, if a motive is involved in doing charitable work, then it is altruism. Prosocial behavior is voluntary and includes...

One of the puzzling topics handled by behaviorist is the element of motivation and the impact it has on the basic functioning of an individual. Over the years theorists have come up with numerous concepts which they maintain will aid in understanding the role of motivation and the factors involved(Gross,...

P variables: P self-awareness1, P attitude2E variables: E my college colleagues1, E influential people in society2My problem behavior is why I should put more effort in my studies in college. Self-awareness has significantly contributed to my studying efforts. The subjective awareness of an individual is referred to as Consciousness. Consciousness...

Piaget was born on August 1896 and got married to Valentine Châtenay and had three kids whom he observed and served as a basis of his theories. He developed an interest in natural science at a tender age where he wrote a short research paper on “Albino Sparrow” at 11...

When effective parental psychological support is given to a child, their emotional and social growth can be jeopardized (McGraw, Reupert and Maybery, 2018). Parental psychopathology when dealing with children suffering from PTSD has consistently led to negative outcomes on the mental health of the children. Considering the relationship between parents...

An Assessment of the Brothers` ACE Score and ACE that Might Indicate Future-Offending Behaviour ACE, also known as Adverse Childhood Experiences denotes to the stressful situations that young children encounter as they grow. The child can be either directly hurt through abuse or indirectly regarding the environment, which they are situated...

Upbringing also known as parenting is a task carried out by parents and caretakers to enhance and boost the physical, intellectual social and emotional development of a child. Caretakers have carried out the practice over the past centuries, as it is a responsibility. The process of upbringing is expected to...

Implications of Reduced Physical Activity for Children’s/Adolescents Cognitive, Social and Emotional Development Introduction The development of a child is quite a complex and delicate process as it must be an all-round process. For a child to develop properly and healthily, their cognitive, social and emotional abilities must be put into consideration. The...