Essays on Childhood

Reflect on the philosophy and theories of any one of the early thinkers; Plato, Frobel, Rousseau or Pestalozzi. What are the key concepts of the philosophy or theory? Plato is one of the early thinkers who I respect and look upon to. One of my…

To date, little research has been undertaken locally to understand the difficulties experienced by those wishing to become Early Years Educators, Teachers or Leaders when considering their training pathways. Research has long asserted that quality Early Years Educators play an important part in quality outcomes…

Just like family dynamics, neighborhoods can either positively or negatively impact a person’s health. With that, disadvantaged communities are considered high-risk due to the lack of resources, unemployment, inadequate schools, and high levels of crime and violence. When children are exposed to negative contexts within…

Whether the truth is twisted, or certain details are intentionally withheld; everybody lies at some point in their life. During early childhood, parents instill in their children that lying is wrong and that they should never lie, or no one will believe them when they…

Childhood is the beginning of one’s life. Every child is pure-heated as well as innocent. Their heart is simple and all their heart longing for is the love from the family especially the concern from their parents. Love and care of family are the most…

Childhood. We say that this is the happiest time of life. But we begin to appreciate it only when it passes or has already gone away for good. Growing up, we begin to evaluate the world around us and people in a different way. We…

Early childhood is an important stage in life, they start to grow fast and develop their fine motor abilities, cooperative play, moral development and intellectually. Children who are 3-4years old should be able to walk up the stairs by using two feet at a time…

The word childhood is influenced by various aspects that result in it having many different definitions depending on the person and the environment they are in. When someone tries to understand the aspect of childhood there is an aggressive need of the understanding for cultures…

 You first start with the germinal stage; this is where conception is taking after the zygote reaches the uterus. After two weeks, this is when the embryo takes its place then becomes a fetus. A newborn baby can grow fast the first few years each…

Introduction Numeracy is evident in all facets of our day-to-day living; from shopping and cooking to paying the bills. It is the skill of using numbers and mathematical reasoning in all aspects of life. This stems from the ability to think and communicate quantitatively, solve…

What Is Listening Listening is an activity. It is an important activity, dominated by its widespread use in life. Accordingly, it is estimated that about 60% of the time will be spent simply listening. With so much time spent listening, listeners need to have effective…

Introduction Manipulative talents, generally, are those in which a person learns to grip things with accuracy in accordance with speed and control. These talents mainly contain physical events with the use of hand and body. Keep fit the figure to carry out physical activities is…

The transition from childhood to adulthood can often be of smooth nature with a period of adolescence to occupy the space in between the two life stages, though some cultures don’t recognize adolescence as a stage of life and have their children pass on from…

Bill Bryson lived in Des Moines, Iowa, during his youth in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. He was living in a country coming fresh off of the second world war, and, as a nation, the United States was experiencing economic prosperity. During this era, people…

The Serious Problem Children growing up in poverty is talked about more and more each day. “Levels of relative and absolute child poverty was expected to reach twenty-four percent and twenty three percent by the year 2020/2021.” (Peter Adamson, 2012) “In 2015, there was nearly…