Child Development
I really enjoyed reading about cognitive and social development in
infancy, I
can relate to it after being around my nephew and niece when they
were going
through their infancy. First of all, I would have to say that I
also disagree
with Piaget's theory. I think that infants develop perceptual
vision and can
tell the difference between objects and backround earlier than
Piaget believed.
I believe that they develop memory earlier also. For
example, a favorite blanket
or stuffed animal they may ecspecially like and
remember, or even the infant
recognizing and knowing their parents is an
example of memory. I thought the
section on language was interesting. I would
have to agree with the idea that
children have a critical period, where they
have a readiness to learn language,
and if they miss this period, it is hard
to learn. The story of Gene is a
perfect example. I always thought it would
be great to be bilingual. Then when I
do have kids, I can teach them two
languages at the same time. I'm currently
working at a chinese restaurant
owned by an entire chinese family. One of the
little boys, who is seven, can
speak both English and Chinese very well.
Concerning social development
in infants, I would have to say that the
attatchment and bond between mother
and infant is the strongest and most
important bond the child will
experience. Hopefully in the future, more fathers
will also get the chance to
experience such a bond. I thought it was great
watching my nephew and niece
go through infancy. I remember one day I was laying
on my bed watching my
nephew. He had discovered his lips, and that he could make
bubble sounds and
gurgling noises. Reading these chapters brought back all the
memories of his
baby days.