by Evan Dwan | May 28, 2021 | News |
Urie Bronfenbrenner was a child psychologist who claimed that our behaviour has many different causes. According to his theory we are each at the centre of an expanding circle of environmental influences. Bronfenbrenner was interested in looking at the total ecology,...
by Evan Dwan | May 28, 2021 | News |
A baby is like raw material for a self. Each baby has a unique set of genes that allow for many possibilities. The body is programmed to develop in certain ways, but these are not automatic or pre-determined. Many of the baby’s systems are ready to go but many more...
by Evan Dwan | May 28, 2021 | News |
Is stress good or bad for the developing foetus? According to Sue Gerhardt, It depends on the type of stress. Chronic and intense stress may be damaging. Babies exposed to their mother’s cortisol are found to be born more irritable and prone to crying. Moderate levels...
by Evan Dwan | May 28, 2021 | News |
The foundations of a human life are laid down during pregnancy and the first two years of life. During this time the ‘social brain’ is shaped, a period in which the emotional style and resources of an individual are developed. The social brain is the part of the brain...
by Evan Dwan | May 28, 2021 | News |
Daniel Stern tells us that development happens not through stages or dramatic changes but through all the small interactions between the child and their parent’s day by day. There are no critical phases just a series of important moments that add up to create change....
by Evan Dwan | May 27, 2021 | News |
Anthropological reports show that small-band hunter-gatherer groups provide a cultural commons for child development, following what Darcia Narvaez calls the ‘evolved developmental niche’. They provide ‘companionship care’ and raise people who are...
