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Child & Adolescent Psychology

p Child And Adolescent Psychology

The child is born with a clean slate . A little bundle of flesh , bone and blood . Apart from the gene pool there are other factors that turn them into a complete human beings as they grow in mind and body . The absolute nature is determined a lot by nurturing . Thus , it is imperative that the various developmental stages are nurtured properly to create a positive result in the overall development of a child

The three major stages of growing up are : cognitive , physical and emotional

p A balance amongst all these establishes a healthy , or what they call a well-rounded personality

To provide a healthy and positive child , an interaction among the developmental stages is essentially important . The cognitive , physical and emotional development from infancy through adolescent is the axis of a mentally and physically adult

The healthy physical development combined with intelligence leadership skills , creativity and emotional intelligence is the basis of a well-rounded personality

The world of a child is full of many complications and difficult emotional issues . To address these issues and help a child overcome his difficulties is what a healthy nurturing is all about

Babies not only grow physically in the first two years . They grow cognitively also . The cognitive abilities are mental acumen that is crucial in the infancy stages up to adolescent as it more or less decides the later faculties of a child

The nerve cells of an infant are interacting everyday with new experiences absorbed from their environment , and it creates new connections and pathways between their brains and bodies . The physical growth of an infant can be measured by the weight and height measurement methods , but the cognitive abilities are more abstract

The parent or guardian has to keenly observe the psychosocial stages of a child 's development . Much of what the experts divulge about the cognitive and mental abilities is upon careful observations of developmental theorists and their theories

Such as Piaget 's theory of cognitive development and Erickson 's psychosocial stages

To some extent Bronfenbrenner 's ecological model is also helpful in understanding the infant mental growth

Urie Bronfenbrenner developed the ecological system to explain how everything in a child 's environment affects the growth and development of a child . The different aspects that he introduced were the microsystem , masosystem , macrosystem and the exosystem

Microsystem explains the small and immediate environment in which the child lives

Microsystem also consists of the immediate relationship or organization in which the child grows and interacts , such as the family the caregiver 's home , school , daycare center etc

A lot depends on how these groups of people interact with the child and nurture him while the child is in their care . The more encouraging and nurturing this environment is the better the child 's development and growth would be

Each child is born with a genetic and biologically influenced personality traits . Furthermore the responses of these groups in Microsystem would depend a lot on how a child responds or...

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