Reflection on Factors Influencing Child Development

Running head: REFLECTION
REFLECTION
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Reflection
Children are the future of the society. Their contribution to the nation and the society
depends upon the way they are subjected to cognitive and emotional development since
childhood. Growth and the development of a child depends upon several factors such as family,
environment, biological factors , interpersonal relationships and the socio-economic status and
peer support(Leavitt & Fox, 2014). I have learnt a lot from the PowerPoint presentation of my
classmates, which will help me in my future profession as a child educator. In this module we
got the opportunity to explore and reflect on the following factors that influence the development
of a child.
One of the presentation of my peers focused on the effects of violence on children.
Family violence is not only confined to physical abuse but can also involve emotional, sexual
abuse and neglect. This presentation refers focuses on the different forms of abuse that a child
might face, which can hinder their cognitive development. It was quite surprising to find out that
nearly 85 % of child victims and the perpetrator for the crime is the family member (Leavitt &
Fox, 2014).
This presentation also concludes with a set of recommendation for the educators about
the steps that should be taken when a child reports the abuse. Being an educator our foremost
duty will be to notify the authority about the abuse and to check whether the needs of the child
had been addressed.
As stated earlier, poverty is directly associated to both the physical and emotional
development of a child. From the presentation focusing on poverty as the determinants of the