Child Development: Their Social Behavior

CHILD DEVELOPMENT, THEIR SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

Brenda Anyanwu

Paul D. Camp Community College

Mrs. Jean Farmer

Psychology 201

April 14, 2012

Abstract

Few children grow up without experiencing some of the normal problems of childhood, including negativism, clinging, specific fears, sleep disturbances, general dissatisfaction, regression, sibling rivalry, and rebellion. Without treatment, behavioral disorders of childhood can become lifelong handicaps. Major areas of difficulty in childhood are feeding disturbances, such as overeating, anorexia nervosa (self-starvation), and pica (eating non-food substances); toilet training (including enuresis and encopresis); speech disturbances ( delayed speech, stuttering); learning disorders, including dyslexia hyperactivity disorder; and other problems.

Childhood autism is representative of some of the more severe problems that can occur. Some cases of autism are being treated successfully with behavior modification. Child abuse is a major problem for which few solutions currently exist. Roughly 30 percent of all abused children become abusive adults. Emotional support and therapy appear to help break the cycle of abuse.

Brenda Anyanwu

Mrs. Jean Farmer

Psychology

April 14, 2012

Child Development, Their Social Behavior

Child Psychology is a field that focuses only on children. It deals with the social and developmental behavior of a child. Such behaviors being studied include physical, environmental, linguistic, cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics from childhood to adolescence stage. Child psychology deals with the many influences on the mind of a child during prenatal to adolescence stage. The different context in child psychology include social, cultural and socioeconomic context. This field does not only involve the study of how children grow, but the factors that affect a child’s social development, mentally and emotionally. Many factors influence a child’s development. Going back in time,...