The Influence Of Nature And Nurture On Child Development

An enduring issue in developmental psychology has been the question of which exercises a greater influence on development, our inborn tendencies (nature) or our surrounding world (nurture)? In infants and toddler development, nature is a natural quality that is impacted to development. Most of the natural qualities in nature are in every human being. For instance, practically all children have the ability to learn to talk and walk as well as following what other people do, especially adults. Each and every child has a natural human quality that will assist them to develop when they are in a learning environment (Dacey, 2008). However, there are other kinds of natural qualities that are different among people, that is, their skin color as well as their body appearance and eye color (Glass, 2000).

Nurture is the environment that is important for infants and toddlers’ development, that is, an environment where children emotional and physical needs are met, as well as their self-help skills. Nature and nurture are both involved in the production of behavior (Dacey, 2008). The environment is usually safe and comfortable for the children. Nurture positively influence children’s growth and development, such as, activities. However, some of the time the environment in which a child is in, is not as nurturing as it should be. For example, they may be in an abusive environment. As a matter of fact, if a child is in an abusive environment, for example, their home, they usually would go out of the home to find nurture, love, comfort and safety. Most infants and toddlers would usually find the comfort they need in their caregivers, other family members or a close friend of their