Thursday, October 1, 2009
Post 5 part A
One implication of Piaget's theory of infant development is that parents, and all people around children, need to be cautious of what they say and do around a child; especially at the 6th stage (18-24 mths). This is because the child is starting to have deferred imitiation-imitating observed behavior and remembering it to replicate later. If people around the child are doing inappropriate things it is very probable that the child will start to pick up on their bad habits and start imitating those behaviors themselves. People know that kids will definitely pick up on bad language and it's a good idea to try to keep this in mind all the time to avoid slip ups. But I believe it can also go deeper than just specific actions; kids are very observant and are pretty much like a sponge, they will absorb everything they see & won't be able to know what is right or wrong. Therefore, not only should people not say bad things, they need to be aware of their behaviors and how they interact with others because it could have a significant positive or negative affect on the child.
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I agree that parents, and others who are around children, need to watch their actions and words. I think a lot of people don't realize how much children imitate and take in. Like you said, their modeling of words and actions could have a positive or negative affect on the child. The affect will most likely be negative if the parents are unaware that children take in everything they say and do.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. I think children are like sponges around this age and if parents or other adults act or speak negatively in front of the child, this is most likely going to be assimilated into the child's point of view.
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