Themes Of Child Development

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Child psychology is a science that gives parents a set of guidelines to which they can refer too if they are experiencing difficulties in raising their child. When a child is ten years old, social development and self-concept are two domains of development that mold a child into an adult. Robert Kail was a researcher who developed these four themes in child development. Two out of those four themes can relate to the two domains of social development and self-concept. A child’s social skills begin to develop within months of when they are born. The domain of social development fits in well with Kail’s theme of “Children influence their own development.” Children at the age of ten years old have developed enough social skills for them to interact …show more content…

A ten year olds perception of themselves changes, as they get older. Their thinking process changes and certain traits become more important than others. As they get older, their self-concept doesn’t change but it just builds on to what they thought before as they learn more about themselves. Self-concept coincides with development. A child’s self-concept when they are young is the same, as they get older, but the only difference is that when they get older it becomes more complex. Making this a domain that is similar in early and later development with some …show more content…

They know how they feel about themselves. Their emotions have been developed so their way of describing themselves is accurate. The domain of self-concept during late teen years relates to Kail’s theme of “Children influence their own development” and “ Early development is related to later development, but not perfectly.” Self-concept is an idea that one develops within them. This idea is formed by social interactions and experiences. Parents cannot make a child’s self-concept. When a child is in their late teens their self-concept is already developed but one can conclude that they have made that self-concept by themselves and that there are certain aspects of why a child thinks that way because of some

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