Question

If you want to improve the chances of good development for children today, what societal changes or cultural changes would you recommend? Base your choices on a developmental theory, and make sure to refer to the theory in your answer.

Answer 1

^{Good development of children is utmost important,because they are the future, for a better future investing into childrens development is necessary.}

^{if we take Eriksons stages of development into consideration, he has very vividly explained the stages and the virtues that child gets at the eend oof the stage.}

^{based on his first stage of trust vs mistrust ,I feel in todays fast growing competitive world,in which parents are buzy running behind their success and careers ,they hardly find time for their children, when the child needs the primary caregiver to stay with them for support they arent there, moreover children are ssent to day care or handed over to nanny who hardly feels for the child,which further worsens the attachment, and child develops mistrust. In stead either couples should giveup nuclear family and stay in joint families or should give up on the careers,not completely but to certain extent and be good parents.}

^{During the next stages of development parents should change their approach of parenting,they should not provide everything that tthe child requires, but should allow the child explore for himself what he wants. Independence will only come then. Parents these days over pamper their children.}

^{Education system requires to undergo lot of changes, instaed of teaching them what is expected,education should provide them opportunities to explore what they want to learn. Instaed of forcing them with extra classes to catch up with assigned syllabus ,ththey should be given free time to think and be creative for themselves.}

^{during adolescent stages not only studying the syllabus and scoring grades is important but, improving emotional intelligence is equally important. How to build and maintain new relationships, how to empathise better with people, life skills etc are to be introduced.}