Essays on Childhood

During the 1600s, the concept of childhood (6-12 years old) began to emerge in Europe. John Locke, commonly known as ‘father of liberalism’ considered the mind at birth to be a “blank slate”. To many, childhood has this concept of play and innocence. I agree…

Childhood is not only a crucial time for learning and developing, but it’s also a magical time where everything seems possible and that is the feeling I got as a child when watching Disney movies. Today, as an adult, I still find myself tearing up…

In everyone life, there is a memorable childhood experience. There could be many experiences or just one. These journeys can be good or bad and possibly end up beneficial or not. I have had a few bad ones as well, as some good ones. However,…

Throughout our lives we always heard of how the abhorrent leader Hitler came to be, and yet we never knew his backstory or what motivated him to do the horrific things he did. For one, Adolf had some serious parental issues when he was a…

Going without media for 24 hours is not really difficult for me. I just picked Saturday and started at 7am when I waked up, and ended the next day morning at 7am. It is easy for me to succeed because I live with my niece…

Play and friendships are important, no matter what stage of life a person happens to be in, but they’re absolutely pivotal in middle childhood. This is a period in which a person is away from his or her family for some of the first moments…

Mental health is important at every stage of life, from infancy to childhood to adolescence, also adulthood and older adults. Mental health includes our emotion and social wellbeing. It affects how we think feel and how we do things. It can also determine how we…

A sea of people, of all ages and ethnicities, were herded into the square like panicked animals. I clasped my mothers’ hand so tightly my knuckles shone white, so as not to lose her in the hustle and bustle of people. Not even the most…

Infancy and Early Childhood Development Mindy Goltiao PSY 375 Dr. Matthew Warren August 27, 2018 Life Span Perspective of Human Development The first few years of a child are critical in molding the brain network because it is the age that they learn the most…

Moving to a new country or city away from home is exciting, but for each notch of excitement that takes over one’s mind before the big move is a touch of apprehension, however, it is a life changing experience. I could relate to this because,…