Classroom Activity No. 1: Due date: 9/24 – 9/26
Essay Requirements: Child’s first two years in the “Social World.”.
- Provide a meaningful response to the following questions below.
- Submit your response in the following format: Word document -double-spaced, Times New Roman (12 font), use page number (bottom of page). Make sure to spell check. Incorporate a conclusion to outline your insights.
- Essay length: 200 minimum -1200 maximum words.
- Use proper citations and references (APA format). Your textbook and other peer-reviewed articles are great resources that validate your response.
- Submit your essay via email to [email protected] on the assigned due date.
Topic: The Child’s First Two Years
** In the first two years of life, a child’s social world primarily revolves around developing close bonds with their parents and primary caregivers. Children learn how to express basic emotions through vocalizations and facial expressions. Children experience anxiety and become more interested in interacting with others, often through imitation and simple play behaviors such as smiling and reaching for objects. Therefore, to outline the child’s first two years, could you provide meaningful answers with examples to the following questions?
- What are the key milestones in a child’s social development during the first two years: Newborn through 24 months (i.e., newborn- 3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, etc.…..?
- How do parents support a child’s social growth in the first two years of the toddler’s growth development?
- What are the essential aspects of a child’s social education/advancement in the first two years?
- How do emotions differ between the first and second years of life? Do you think these emotions create temperamental traits that later affect a child’s personality?
- CONCLUSION
