Importance of Biological and Social Influences in Childhood Development

Individual and Society (Pass
Criteria)

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
References:.......................................................................................................................................6
Online.....................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The individual and society are closely linked. A universal symbol is a something that defines
society, which includes the laws, customs, and clusters of individuals and behavior. In society, it
is important to understand how humans interact and act with each other ((Telzer and et. al.,
2018). Without the individual, society cannot exist independently. The theme chosen for this
study is "The importance of biological and social influences during childhood development. The
assessment of growth and development is a vital part of the human life cycle. In the language of
healthcare, there are different stages of human development such as Infancy, Toddler, childhood,
adolescence, and adulthood. In the context of childhood development phase, growth is
irreversible with increasing body size and psychological development. The growth of a child is
the physical and emotional growth of a child under the influence of different internal and
external factors. Nutrition, genetics, health and community are some of the biological factors or
influences. Social factors or influences include peer relationships, social understanding, and
personality. The period of development in childhood is greatly influenced by biological and
social factors, some of which are beyond control. Therefore, the needs of children during
childhood phase must be fully understood in order to grow appropriately and systematically.
Biologically, the development and growth of children raised in childhood are different. This
article briefly discusses the importance of biological and social influence in childhood
development period.
MAIN BODY
Throughout the human life cycle from infancy to adulthood human is influenced by social,
physical, emotional and biological factors. Human growth and development are regular, and the
general law is fixed, but in this law, due to the influence of some key factors, the rate of
development is different. For the current discussion, the developmental life stage is regarding
childhood 5-12 years (5 Stages Human Development, 2022). At this stage, children reach school
age and they have physical independence. This is a very critical stage in a human's life as they
begin to learn and acquire new skills and abilities such as reading, running, cycling, skipping,
etc. At this stage they also gain social progress, and also have the ability to choose friends, areas
of interest, and decide for them which activities they need to participate in. In addition to this, at
the stage of child development, cognitive children begin to focus on schooling and play (Sawyer
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