Development

Introduction

Development is a lifelong process encompassing socio-emotional, cognitive, and biological. Socio-emotional development entails the actions and behaviors that an individual exhibits in the process of doing an activity. These actions and behaviors are aimed at expressing inner feelings. They include avoiding aggression, showing appreciation towards others, relaxing in a bid to control overwhelming situations, and showing persistent in tough tasks. Biological development entails the observable physical changes in the life of an individual. They include motor skills such as the ability to coordinate the body movement, bending, adjusting body posture, maintaining balance while walking, and reaching for an object placed far away.

Different context and environment influences development in diverse ways. The different context include gender, customs, beliefs, socioeconomic status, stages in life, communication environments, home, school, and office. There are numerous theories that have been formulated to explain the development of child in various contextual environments. This paper shall focus on the Erickson’s theory of psychosocial development.

This paper seeks to explore how different theorists have used their perspectives in explaining the lifespan development. More emphasis shall be placed on the biological and social-emotional developments. We shall observe the behavior of a child in the context of a physical environment. The paper shall also explore the effects of the environment on the different aspects of child development.

Case study: We shall observe a child in the playground with her caregiver

Assessor: What are the major challenges with children at this stage?

Caregiver: they easily f

Biological Observation

A child at the stage of between three to six years of age exhibits playfulness as they walk backward and jumps forward. This stage is characterized by immense motor development. The children are often explorative...