Category: Child

This paper was formed by observing a preschool child while she was in her natural environment. The observation was done without the child seeing or talking to me. It was required to observe the child in this way to not get attached to the child, and therefore my observations and conclusions would not be bias.…

This observation took place in a childcare setting in my old job. The childcare had four classrooms in total, two infants, one toddler, and one preschool. I talked to one of the directors, and I was instructed on the procedure for the observation process. I presented my consent papers, and after the process was finalized,…

How parental emotional abuse and neglect affect the cognitive growth and psychology of a child and whether neglect is the root of The Creature’s actions. The Creature in Mary Shelleys Frankenstein is a very obviously flawed character. He is prone to physical altercations, stalking, and murder, as the plot very obviously follows. But how did…

And according to the law I was damned. I had no money, I was weak, I was ugly, I was unpopular, I had a chronic cough, I was cowardly, I smelt&..but a childs belief in its own short comings is not much influenced by the facts&..I had no other authority to refer to&.but this sense…

What does child abuse mean to you? The Department of Health suggests that somebody may abuse or neglect a child by inflicting harm or failing to act to prevent harm. Child abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect (Williams, 2009). Child abuse stems from many different things such as living in poverty, stressful situations, and…

Children are complex, and the way a child develops differs from individual to individual. In this paper, I will explain the physical, cognitive, social, and personality naturalistic observations of my little brother, Johnny Pascual. He is in the transition stage of middle childhood (ages 6-11) to the beginning of adolescence (ages 11 to 12). My…

I have always had an interest in children and childhood studies. I have grown up in a joint family system, hence I have had a very close contact with children from an early age. I generally get on well with them, be it family or children of other family friends, I can establish a good…

Pope Francis once said, Human trafficking is a scourge, a crime against the whole of humanity. It is time to join forces and work together to free its victims and to eradicate this crime that affects all of us, from individual families to the worldwide community. (Wise Old Sayings, 2016) Child trafficking has been an…

This assignment will analyse the history of childhood concept including the social construction of the family. This assignment will begin firstly by describing the concept of childhood with different views, arguments and definitions from various historians and authors throughout time. The next section will give different development stages of acts, policies and laws introduced for…

Childhood lacks a universal definition due to various shifts in child research and interpretations overtime (McNamee, 2016). Initial views of children were dominated by developmental psychologists, primarily focusing on physical development into adulthood (Wyness, 2011). Therefore, scientific research of the positivist paradigm dominated child research. Yet, the emergence of the social study of childhood, not…