Introduction
The project is useful as it once again makes us realize how important it is to be involved in the upbringing process, have a special connection with the child, and support everything. After all, specific experiences, being the basis of development, play a critical role in the formation of an adult personality. A particular categorization unites the theories of several researchers, some have similar thoughts, covering the living space of an individual, which will be presented in work using the example of Aaron James Vincent. Boy born in 2014 on the 27th of February with excellent physical characteristics: Aaron’s height was 35 inches and weighted 36 lbs.
Infancy/toddlerhood
All scientists speak of the exceptional importance of this period in a person’s life for the future development of personality. Piaget calls this period sensorimotor and emphasizes that the development of motor skills takes place at this stage, and the knowledge of the world as a whole depends on the child’s impressions (Marwaha, 2017). Aaron coped well with this life stage, he developed fine motor skills by building houses and other toys with LEGO, trying to carry lots of toys simultaneously.
Active development and knowledge of the world contribute to Aaron’s beginning to walk at 11 months, and later his favorite activities became jumping in bed, running, and singing. Certain sleeping patterns, eating behavior, and his own preferences in this world appeared. The child performs a lot intuitively, memorizing and accumulating experience, which leads to the progress of various primary skills.
Early childhood
Bronfenbrenner’s theory of ecological systems provides a detailed analysis of environmental factors. The developing child is seen as a center surrounded by various external world systems, ranging from the immediate environment to more remote systems such as a broad cultural background. In early childhood, only two systems can have the most significant impact on the child, the microsystem and the mesosystem. The microsystem is limited to the family for most children, but it becomes much more complex with age.
Mesosystem refers to the connections or relationships between microsystems such as family, school, and peer group. Aaron was very attached to his parents and grandmother, he loved spending time with his grandma even if mom and dad were home. At this age, the microsystem for a boy is the whole world, so he shows love and expects it from family members.
Middle childhood
The theories of Vygotsky and Erickson are similar in that a crisis accompanies the psychosocial stage. It is a turning point in an individual’s life, which arises as a result of reaching a certain level of psychological maturity and social requirements for the individual at this stage. The child’s need for autonomy can serve as a crisis moment, at this stage, children develop and consolidate enterprise, the task of the parents is not to interfere with fantasizing and starting games. Aaron developed a strong learning process acting like a little scientist, mixed different food and colors together like he was experimenting. In middle childhood, curiosity and the correct behavior model of parents will contribute to acquiring competencies in various fields, hence confidence and competence.
Adolescence
Freud’s theory is based on two factors that influence the mental development of an individual: frustration and over-concern. In case of frustration, specific needs of the child are suppressed by the parents, therefore they do not find optimal satisfaction.
With over-caring on the part of the parents, the child is given few opportunities to control his internal functions himself. This model of parents influences the future self-awareness in this world, which in such a difficult period as adolescence significantly complicates many processes of personality formation. Aaron’s parents and grandmother were able to provide the boy with an atmosphere in which he felt safe. It helped to build him a solid foundation of trust, which was very important for his social and emotional behavior in the future at this stage of development.
Reference
Marwaha, S., Goswami, M., & Vashist, B. (2017). Prevalence of Principles of Piaget’s Theory Among 4-7-year-old Children and their Correlation with IQ. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 11(8), 111-115.