Category: Child Development

  • Childhood Development Case Study

    Table of Contents Introduction Social Learning Development Theory Attachment Development Theory Conclusion References Introduction In 1993, Davis described a case study as a story that signifies real, contextualized, and multifaceted circumstances that comprise dilemmas, conflicts, or problems without clear solutions. Child development theory refers to a fact-based ideas that clearly explain how children grow and…

  • Language and Childs Cognitive Development

    Language development significantly contributes to a childs overall development as it helps one think, speak, write, express thoughts, and understand. Primarily, language creates the foundation for all kinds of communication. A delay in language development may result in frustration and miscommunication (Otto 46). Therefore, parents should pay special attention to fostering language skills so that…

  • Storybook-Based Language Observation: Evaluation of Childs Language Development

    Table of Contents Phonetic Knowledge Semantic Knowledge Syntactic Knowledge Morphemic Knowledge Pragmatic Knowledge Transcription of Storybook -Based Language Observation Analysis References Phonetic Knowledge From the transcriptions, Richard showed that he did not have major problems with producing any sound. Most of the pronunciation errors Richard made were mainly due to excitement. He seemed so carried…

  • Childrens Language Development: The Role of Transcripts

    I hope you are doing well. I have chosen 24-month-old child transcript and I counted that there are 74 morphemes out of 74 utterances. The MLU figure which the division of 74 to 72 is 1.02 which drives the conclusion that the child needs evaluation as for his age the MLU figure should be 1.92…

  • Importance of Language Games for Child Early Development

    The role of language games in infants language development during their early years is significant. This became apparent in the 1980s due to the research conducted by Bruner, who studied and was able to demonstrate and prove the social nature of language learning (Grazzani & Brockmeier, 2019). Since then, this field of knowledge has been…

  • Childrens Language Development and Role of Adults

    A language is a communication tool in a specific group that includes verbal, non-verbal, and visual applications (Fellowes, 2019a). The language could be introduced in written, spoken, or graphic forms. According to Robins (n.d), the language functions to communicate, express identity, play, and imagination, and reveal emotions. The fact that the language is specific only…

  • The Role of Environment in Childhood Physical Development

    Overview Middle childhood is a stage in a persons development that has a significant influence on their future life. Both the school and the family environment play a considerable role in the development of an individual during their middle childhood, which means that the peculiarities of the environment may have a serious effect on the…

  • Prenatal Tobacco Exposure and Childrens Development

    Table of Contents Purpose Background Key Issues Recommendations References Purpose The issue of the impact of prenatal tobacco exposure, which refers to maternal smoking during pregnancy, on child health and development is still highly urgent and requires an appropriate governmental response. Researchers note that among women who gave birth in Australia in 2012, 12% reported…

  • Developmental Assessment and the School-Aged Child

    Part of the unique challenge of pediatrics as a branch of medicine is having to accommodate the personal needs of different age groups of children. To help them meet this challenge, pediatricians can draw upon theories of childrens development created by such scholars as Erik Erikson, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Jean Piaget. Although those classical models…

  • Childrens Health Literacy Program Development

    Introduction Helping young people learn about the ways of improving their health is one of the means to establish and maintain positive habits among the representatives of this population group. As a community health nurse, I have to do my best to arrange and implement an effective program that would enhance childrens health literacy and…