The Four Theories of Child Development are as follows: 1. Jean Piaget's Theory of Development, 2. Havinghurst's Theory of Development, 3. Erikson's Theory of Psycho-Social Stages, 4. Robert S. Sear's Development Theory: There are two basic factors heredity and environment which have the main influence in child development and to understand the nature of development. Growth and development concern with [...]
The following theories take the area of cognitive development, which focuses on the processes of the mind, including thinking and learning, as their major focus. 1. Jean Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory: Jean Piaget was a Swiss scientist whose theory has been very influential in the way we think about child development. Like Freud, Piaget was honored by Time magazine as [...]
In this article we will discuss about the stages and applications of psychoanalytic theory of child development. Stages of Psychoanalytic Theory: i. Sigmund Freud's Psychosexual Stages: Freud believed our most basic drive is the sex drive. If you believe that biologically speaking the goal of our lives is to pass on our genes, then you might agree with Freud that [...]
