Human Growth and Development
The socialization process describes how children develop into adults by developing their sense of self, language skills, and intelligence. These processes are considered successful when children learn the social behaviors, attitudes, and values that are the norms for their particular cultures.
Growing up in Sierra Leone on a farm, what seems different to Western society is a wonderful life to a child born in Africa. Children largely learn these behaviors from their parents and other adults in their lives as well as from their peers, social institutions such as schools, and the media. Jean Piaget 's work on cognitive development influenced how cognitive psychology has researched and understood how children make sense of and reason about the world. However, while cognitive psychology has somewhat shifted from Piaget 's work and indeed from the study of "meaning" toward a more biologically inflected understanding of development that takes account of evolutionary change (Bjorkland, 1997), his influence on theories of moral reasoning and how children learn about the world and their place in it remains strong. Growth and development of a child from conception to adulthood is a broad and unique experience for every individual. Conception began when a father 's sperm fertilized the mother 's egg. Mother carried me for the entire duration of the gestational period, and thus I was born. For example, to have been born in another country tends to begin conception in a more traditional fashion. Two adults, male and female finalized their marriage and thus fertilization took place to create the person that I am today. The process began on a cellular level during development within the womb and advanced to birth. The birth was routine and all went well. Being breastfed allowed me to digest according to the foods that mother had eaten. Culturally we enjoy spicy foods and at times can lead to upset system. As I grew, I was exposed to table foods (solids) and in time developed that same taste or cravings for spicy foods. Upon birth biological changes influence psychological and interpersonal/social developmental changes, which are often described by stage theories of human development. Once introduced to the world, I began to adapt to the environment that I was born in. As an infant and being breastfed, there came the bond between mother and child. While mother worked on her day to day chores, the child is tied to her back with fabric leaving her free to look around while still being attached to mother. Fruits and rice was a primary part of the diet of my culture and so I was introduced to these foods and developed an appreciation for them as I still have today. “The average baby learns about the world by touching, looking, manipulating and listening. Then when developing into a toddler, the learning process becomes more thoughtful”(healthychildren.org, 2015). Listening to my family speak, I begin to grasp the concept of language and begin to understand what is being said to me. I begin to form mental images for things, actions, and concepts. As a toddler, I began to recognize shapes and to understand the relationship between objects, for example there is a little shape sorter toy that almost every child plays with. Unbeknownst to the child this toy …show more content…
Erikson believed that personality develops in a series of stages. Erikson’s theory describes the impact of social experience across the whole lifespan” (Cherry, 2016). Once my personality developed, I was known for certain characteristics that I displayed. For example, I am outspoken and love to debate issues. I have to prove my points, especially if I feel that I am correct. This is not necessarily a positive trait but it is in fact who I …show more content…
Bjorkland, D., (1997). In search of a metatheory for cognitive development. Child Development. Retrieved from www.psy2fau.edu
2.Child Development Stages. A Summary of the Different Stages of Child Development. Cherry, Kendra 2015. Retrieved from http://www.psychology.about.com 3.Fetal Development, Human. Retrieved from http://www.biologyreference.com/Ep-F1/Fetal-Development-Human 4.Cognitive Development: Two-Year-Old. Retrieved from http://www.healthychildren.org 5. Lefmann, T. (2013). Early brain development for social work practice: Integrating neuroscience with Piage’s theory of cognitive development. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. Retrieved February 4, 2016 from EBSCO Online Database Education Research.
The socialization process describes how children develop into adults by developing their sense of self, language skills, and intelligence. These processes are considered successful when children learn the social behaviors, attitudes, and values that are the norms for their particular cultures.
Growing up in Sierra Leone on a farm, what seems different to Western society is a wonderful life to a child born in Africa. Children largely learn these behaviors from their parents and other adults in their lives as well as from their peers, social institutions such as schools, and the media. Jean Piaget 's work on cognitive development influenced how cognitive psychology has researched and understood how children make sense of and reason about the world. However, while cognitive psychology has somewhat shifted from Piaget 's work and indeed from the study of "meaning" toward a more biologically inflected understanding of development that takes account of evolutionary change (Bjorkland, 1997), his influence on theories of moral reasoning and how children learn about the world and their place in it remains strong. Growth and development of a child from conception to adulthood is a broad and unique experience for every individual. Conception began when a father 's sperm fertilized the mother 's egg. Mother carried me for the entire duration of the gestational period, and thus I was born. For example, to have been born in another country tends to begin conception in a more traditional fashion. Two adults, male and female finalized their marriage and thus fertilization took place to create the person that I am today. The process began on a cellular level during development within the womb and advanced to birth. The birth was routine and all went well. Being breastfed allowed me to digest according to the foods that mother had eaten. Culturally we enjoy spicy foods and at times can lead to upset system. As I grew, I was exposed to table foods (solids) and in time developed that same taste or cravings for spicy foods. Upon birth biological changes influence psychological and interpersonal/social developmental changes, which are often described by stage theories of human development. Once introduced to the world, I began to adapt to the environment that I was born in. As an infant and being breastfed, there came the bond between mother and child. While mother worked on her day to day chores, the child is tied to her back with fabric leaving her free to look around while still being attached to mother. Fruits and rice was a primary part of the diet of my culture and so I was introduced to these foods and developed an appreciation for them as I still have today. “The average baby learns about the world by touching, looking, manipulating and listening. Then when developing into a toddler, the learning process becomes more thoughtful”(healthychildren.org, 2015). Listening to my family speak, I begin to grasp the concept of language and begin to understand what is being said to me. I begin to form mental images for things, actions, and concepts. As a toddler, I began to recognize shapes and to understand the relationship between objects, for example there is a little shape sorter toy that almost every child plays with. Unbeknownst to the child this toy …show more content…
Erikson believed that personality develops in a series of stages. Erikson’s theory describes the impact of social experience across the whole lifespan” (Cherry, 2016). Once my personality developed, I was known for certain characteristics that I displayed. For example, I am outspoken and love to debate issues. I have to prove my points, especially if I feel that I am correct. This is not necessarily a positive trait but it is in fact who I …show more content…
Bjorkland, D., (1997). In search of a metatheory for cognitive development. Child Development. Retrieved from www.psy2fau.edu
2.Child Development Stages. A Summary of the Different Stages of Child Development. Cherry, Kendra 2015. Retrieved from http://www.psychology.about.com 3.Fetal Development, Human. Retrieved from http://www.biologyreference.com/Ep-F1/Fetal-Development-Human 4.Cognitive Development: Two-Year-Old. Retrieved from http://www.healthychildren.org 5. Lefmann, T. (2013). Early brain development for social work practice: Integrating neuroscience with Piage’s theory of cognitive development. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. Retrieved February 4, 2016 from EBSCO Online Database Education Research.