From the following variety of topics/concepts related to attachment, select one that attracts you strongly and/or stirs your curiosity:
Synchrony
Secure attachment
Social referencing
Attachment and prosocial behavior/empathy in young children
Attachment and emotion regulation in young children
Attachment and the development of spirituality in children
Search the library for scholarly articles that provide further information about your chosen concept.
Search the Internet for additional resources.
From all resources you reviewed, select three that you find most relevant. At least two sources must be from scholarly journals.
Study and reflect on the additional information you found.
Post:
A brief description of the concept you chose and why you chose it
Citations for the three resources you selected, in APA format
At least one insight, fact, or new learning from each of the resources
A personal reflection including:
Anything that surprised you and/or dispelled an assumption
Additional information you found important, noteworthy, and/or unusual
Part 5
See attachment 6160 2 and 6160 2 ex
Part 6
public health measures that impact children's development all over this world address, among others, the following areas of concern:
Nutrition/malnutrition
Immunization
Access to healthy water
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Breastfeeding
Mental health of mothers, fathers, and families in general
POST
Choose one public health topic from the list above (or one that you think should be added to the list).
Describe in what ways this topic is meaningful to you.
Find information about this topic from a different part of the world, and include this information in your Blog.
Share ways the information you have learned may impact your future work.
Part 7
One of your friends is expecting her first child. She is part of a small group of first-time parents who are eager to learn all they can about child development. Knowing that you are currently enrolled in a child development course, your friend asks you to provide the group with information about language development.
Which theory or combination of theories would you use for your presentation, and why?
Which position or combination of positions about the goals of language learning and use would you incorporate, and why?
Part 8
See 6160 instructions and 6160 3
Part 9
In preparation for the discussion this week, reflect on the following:
What is your response to the theory that identity formation occurs within dynamic systems of relationships and societal norms?
In what ways have you noticed that children look to adults, peers, images on TV, and other media for clues about acceptable behavior and behavioral norms?
Have you ever heard or read something that you considered to be racist, sexist, segregationist, or tolerant of abusive behavior?
Have you ever felt awkward because you were told that your behavior or your views did not conform to the norm?
Then:
Listen to the radio; watch children's programming including advertising; look at children's books; or watch popular children's movies.
As you read, watch, and listen, put yourself in the place of a child between the ages of 2 and 6, and consider the messages you are receiving and all ways in which these messages might influence your sense of self.
Five specific messages that, in your opinion, might influence a young child's identity formation process
The type of media that produced these messages
A brief summary of specific ways these messages might influence the identity formation process
Any new insights, noteworthy ideas or personal conclusions related to this assignment
Part 10
Take a look at the list below-it is by no means complete, but instead highlights some of the major stressors children all over the world may experience:
War
Poverty
Racism
Natural disaster
Isolation
Hunger
Noise
Chaos
Disease
Environmental pollution
Violence
Have you, or has anyone you know, experienced any of these stressors as a child? How did you, or the other person, cope/survive? What were the ramifications? In what regions and/or countries are children currently experiencing any of these stressors? What do you think happens to those children's biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial development?
From the list above, choose one stressor that you, or someone you know, experienced as a child. Share how you, or that person, coped with and/or compensated for that stressor (including any resources used or any support obtained).
Choose a region or country in the world that you would like to know more about and/or for which you have a special affinity. Find out, and describe, the kind of stressor(s) that impact the development of children in that region/country and what is being done to minimize the harm.
Part 11
Describe three examples of play behavior that illustrate the presence of intersubjectivity in children's play.
Summarize the ways intersubjectivity manifests itself in each of the three examples.
Briefly state any new insights you gained, or ideas you developed, as a result of your readings about children's construction of meaning and about intersubjectivity.
Part 12
In your opinion, what are the advantages and/or disadvantages of identifying and labeling children?
What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of considering special needs/varying abilities as variations of normal development?