This past week we talked about the Emotional and Social
Development of children and I found quite a few things very interesting. We had
a mini class discussion about the attachment that a child has towards their
parents which is what the book spoke about but while reading a couple of
magazines it spoke about parents being too attached to the children. It was
weird to hear students in my class speak about how they are still so attached
to their parents or guardian even at the age of 20 and older. Me personally I broke
that attachment at a young age, but now it seems as if it’s coming back. Well I
won’t say I’m becoming attached but I do want to be around my family more now
than I have ever wanted to be. Another topic discussed was Stranger Anxiety
which is when a child cries and becomes scared when you aren’t around and a
stranger comes around. When the child goes through this it means that your
child is starting to grasp the concept of “object permanence”, which is the
idea that objects and people continue to exist even when he/she can’t see them.
To help your child bi-pass this stage or get over this stage you as the parent
have to slowly introduce them to new situations as well as people while
reassuring that everything will be okay. These two topics stuck out to me most,
because you do often in the elementary ages see these kinds of things
happening, and you as a teacher need to know how to deal with it also.
I agree with this because my Goddaughter just turned 3 and she has trouble with strangers when her mother or I aren't around. Since i'm a education major I try to use any opportunity I have with her to use what I've learned within my education courses. This is one of the things that stood out the most. Children sometimes aren't comfortable immediately around strangers when parent's aren't present due to the fact that they are accustomed to a certain way of things. By introducing them to different people during different scenarios the better the separation issue goes away.
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