Physical Changes
Assignment Expectations:
Your assignment this week is made up of 4 parts, but should ideally be put into one continuous paper. Headings are okay, and can actually be useful to make your sections more clear. However, all of the sections should be related and build upon one another.
The first part is to Identify and discuss at least two key changes in childhood development from each of the following categories:
Physical Changes
Emotional/Personality Changes
Cognitive Changes
Social Changes
Secondly, using pages 264-270 of your textbook as a reference, you should discuss how various parenting styles and family formations may have an influence on these categories of development. Be sure to include information on all types of family structures – including working parents, divorced families, homosexual parents, and ethnic minority and/or immigrant families.
It is important to discuss both the positive and negative effects that these environments and structures can have on child development.
Remain unbiased. Remember, you are a researcher now. There is a time and place for opinions – this is not it!
In section 3, you will turn course a little bit and write a summary based on the video for this week’s assignment, Understanding America’s Children. reflect on the current status of the health and development of our children. In which areas are we succeeding, and in what areas is there room for significant improvement?
Based upon information in the previous sections, discuss ways that we can nurture the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of our children. Be sure to identify at least 3 strategies in your response.
Be sure that your assignment is 3-4 pages long (not including title and reference page) and include at least THREE scholarly references.
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In the development of a child, there are various changes that do occur. These changes can be summarized in terms of physical, cognitive, emotional/personal and social changes. Physical changes are characterized through the development of the muscles and body organs. The development of motor skills enhances the development of the child hence improving how they function…………………………..
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