Case Study: Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory Of Children

After the attention on the sixth grade she started having issues again she was more introspective and gained weight. Her attention was focused on her appearance still and her worth was reflected in the fact that she put much stock in not having friends or a boyfriend. She was transferred to an all-girls school and there were programs

Sabrina Lynn Werner (AKA Smith) was born 10/19/1977 to Sandra Cargil ( AKA Gibb) and Dennis Smith in St. Louis, MO. at Normandy South Hospital. Sabrina lived in Overland, MO until she was 10. Her father and she moved to Fergusen, MO once her father remarried, until she graduated from High School. She still has ties to Missouri due to her birth mother and brother still residing there. Her parents divorced when she was two almost three years old. Her brith mother signed her rights over to her birth father. Her birth mother remarried to Jim Gibb. She and her husband reside in Overland, MO. Sabrina reported she had resentment towards her birth mother was a teen due to her signing her rights over to her father. Sabrina sees her mother and stepfather when she can, but they speak on the phone several times a month. Sabrina's father remarried to Mary Jane Smith (Barrett) when she was ten years old. Sabrina's step-mother was her best friend before she passed away in May 2011 from Alpha-1 Anitiryspin

After spending time with her elderly relative, the girl sees that the worst thing you could do to another person “is to make them feel as if they are worth nothing” (Ortiz 3). This ordeal causes her to learn that what she says and how she behaves could be hurtful and upsetting to others. Because of this event, Connie would most likely become more thoughtful of them. In addition, the teen starts “to consider a number [she] hadn’t thought much about” (Ortiz 3) and begins to understand Abuela better. The girl feels terrible and sorry since she had made her grandmother feel like she was worthless. Zero becomes a more significant number to her life, and she realizes that she should not act towards others like she had. In conclusion, Constancia’s experiences with her grandparent made her more mature and considerate, changing her self-centered

When Runkles found out that she was pregnant in January, her family and church both expressed support for her. Unfortunately, the same could not be said of Heritage Academy, a place where she knew

Firstly, Every hardship and obstacles she endured throughout her childhood helped Jeannette to become a successful adult.Jeannette’s parent were very unpredictable, her mother was self absorbed in her hobbies, and her father was an interminable alcoholic. Even though her parent neglected and gave less attention to Jeannette,

Lauren Smith is a five year old Caucasian girl who is demonstrating anxiety when separated from her mother. The family was referred to this service by their pediatrician. Over the past few months, Mr. and Mrs. Smith report Lauren has become increasingly troubled when being separated from her mother. She cries while clinging to her each morning before school and her father describes having to “pry her off” and carry her to the car. Lauren’s parents are also concerned with regressive behavior; she is speaking more often in third person when referring to herself, and she has also begun wetting the bed nearly every night. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a conference with Lauren’s teacher two weeks ago at which time she told them Lauren was having difficulty concentrating and completing her work. The teacher also voiced concerns about her lack of interest in participating in group activities; she appears to prefer to play by herself. The parents report that Lauren is otherwise healthy and has been meeting age appropriate developmental milestones.

“Explaining My Depression to my Mother” is creative as it shows clear examples of unity, virtuosity, originality, and being bigger than the sum of its parts. Benaim’s piece possesses many unifying dynamics. The poet’s consistency of voice throughout the performance leaves the audience hooked on the devastating truths about her depression. Unity is expressed through steady imagery, composed by despondent language and a tremulous stance. These two components create images of isolation and loneliness. For example, one might imagine being a dark room with no doors or windows. Sabrina Benaim’s “Explaining My Depression to my Mother” is a piece of virtuosity. Benaim’s aptitude for performing spoken word is shown through use of tone, metaphors, stance, speed, diction and breathing.

Traumatic experiences may negatively impact one emotionally. Neglect and lack of support from one’s care taker can take a toll on one’s mental health. In the film, Jennifer is struggling internally because her father refuses to establish a relationship with her. He chooses to see the worst in her, which leads her to feel isolated. She is unable to feel joy about her accomplishments because she does not have her father’s approval. The Principal at her school encourages Jennifer to believe in herself and value her accomplishments. She empathizes with Jennifer and confides in her about her own father’s disapproval. This helps Jennifer feel like she is not alone and that it’s possible to move on without the support of one’s parent. The reassuring words of her Principal instill Jennifer with a sense of pride, instead of her usual feelings of disappointment and worthlessness. This indicates that lack of positive reaffirmation is impacting her development. This impacts her cognitive development. She is experiencing negative feelings and self-doubt due to the lack of support from a parent figure. There is another significant event

In this writing it will be discussing childhood development, as well as some vital issues that might come along during those stages of development. Child development consist of the stage where the child is developing physically, cognitively, socially and spiritually. During these stages of development a child is maturing from infancy to becoming a young adult. For many years theorist such as Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, and Lev Vygotsky’s have researched how children mature from infants to adulthood. Each of the theorist have profound facts to how children develop, but which of the three men are correct on their findings?

This paper has presented an argument on how a child’s development is strongly influenced by environmental and cultural influences as well as parenting styles and education. Children begin to learn and experiment with social skills at school, allowing them to learn and understand social skills necessary for later life in life. Children who receive schooling at an early age perform better later in academics. I hope that by teaching in the ways that I described will help me accomplish this. I want my classroom of students to be excited to come to my class everyday to learn something that I hope will impact them for the rest of their lives. I want my classroom to be a very caring environment. I want my students to feel important and smart and to influence them to be the best that they can be. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from

Childhood itself is a slightly ambiguous term, and is not a fixed definite period of life. The book “AS level sociology” written by Rob webb, Hal Westergaard, Kieth Trobe and Liz Steel defines childhood as “ a socially defined age status” going on to say that there are major differences in how childhood is defined, both historically, and culturally, similarly, Stephen Wagg says of childhood;

One precious little girl, charming responses, and thirty well spent minutes adds up to a successful Piaget project. The time spent on interviewing a child for cognitive development was insightful, and gave me a first hand look at how a child’s mind matures with age.

When an infant arrives in the world they are helpless tiny humans who depend on adults for every need from love, to feeding them. It is amazing how these tiny babies grow into adults able to make decisions and become self-dependent. There are many theories about how children develop and what roles the environment plays, what people affect their lives and how events can shape their personalities. Some of these children have and easy life and some have a harder time making that journey to adulthood.

Beth has completed her Junior Certificate but has yet to complete her Leaving Certificate. Unfortunately, Beth will not be returning to school due to her pregnancy. This may influence Beth when looking for employment so that she can support herself and her baby, without an education. From the case study we can see that Beth has no real career aspirations and this may have an effect on returning to education after she has her baby.

Bronfenbrenner’s (1977, 1979, 1989, 1993, 1994) ecological theory suggested that child (human) development occurs for the child within the context of various environments. These environments, or systems, are influenced from within and between other environments. The individuals within each system influence each other through various transactions that occur between them.