State two theories which gave insight on the development of children as they grow in their early years. Ensure that you relate the case study below to explore how these theories show learning and cognition to develop in their early years. . Elisha is a shy 3 and ½ years old girl, she is unable to speak in sentences and uses her fingers to point to what she wants in the fridge. Her dad is an Engineer with the telephone company and her mom Cathy is self employed as a caterer. Elisha is an active and inquisitive child but her mom does not allow her to interact with other children because she was abused as a child by an older cousin and has not felt much trust with other people since then. Although Elisha is home in her mother’s care. She is not able to spend much time with her mother as she is kept in an adjoining room with her toys and the television for company. Her mom was very ill for more than a year with post-partum depression after giving birth to her. This caused her to lose contact with the other moms who had become her support group during pregnancy, their children are all speaking and Elisha enjoys running and playing with them at clinic visits even though she cannot speak with them. Sometimes she gets very angry when they try to play with her toys although she likes to play with theirs. The Doctor at the clinic has recommended that Elisha is enrolled in a daycare to begin her formal socialization and improve her learning.

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)

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ISBN:9780134477961

Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Publisher:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Chapter1: The Science Of Psychology

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(c) State two theories which gave insight on the development of children as they grow in their early years. Ensure that you relate the case study below to explore how these theories show learning and cognition to develop in their early years. . Elisha is a shy 3 and ½ years old girl, she is unable to speak in sentences and uses her fingers to point to what she wants in the fridge. Her dad is an Engineer with the telephone company and her mom Cathy is self employed as a caterer. Elisha is an active and inquisitive child but her mom does not allow her to interact with other children because she was abused as a child by an older cousin and has not felt much trust with other people since then. Although Elisha is home in her mother’s care. She is not able to spend much time with her mother as she is kept in an adjoining room with her toys and the television for company. Her mom was very ill for more than a year with post-partum depression after giving birth to her. This caused her to lose contact with the other moms who had become her support group during pregnancy, their children are all speaking and Elisha enjoys running and playing with them at clinic visits even though she cannot speak with them. Sometimes she gets very angry when they try to play with her toys although she likes to play with theirs. The Doctor at the clinic has recommended that Elisha is enrolled in a daycare to begin her formal socialization and improve her learning.

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