Developing Children's Sense of Agency and Self-Identity

DEVELOPING
CHILDREN'S SENSE OF
AGENCY AND SELF-
IDENTITY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
PART 1 ...........................................................................................................................................3
Knowledge of sense of control, self-identity, social responsibility and being, belonging.....3
Role of developing the sense of agency, self-identity, social responsibility and...................5
being, belongingness in children's..........................................................................................5
PART 2............................................................................................................................................6
Various strategies and skills of teaching early childhood teachers require to promote sense of
agency and self-identity in children’s in early childhood settings.........................................6
The relation between contemporary theory, and outcomes, practices and outcomes of the
Early Years Learning Framework with teaching strategies and skills...................................9
PART 3..........................................................................................................................................11
EXPERIENCE PLAN 1.......................................................................................................12
EXPERIENCE PLAN 2.......................................................................................................15
EXPERIENCE PLAN 3.......................................................................................................18
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................21
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................23

INTRODUCTION
Sense of agency refers to the awareness of starting or implementation of the actions of
the person in the world. The sense of agency helps the people to make decisions in different
situations. When children develop a sense of agency it means the development of thinking
capacity in the children (McAdams, 2016). Self identity refers to the skills and capabilities of a
person to describe themselves. Social responsibility and being refers to the actions of person for
the benefit of the whole community. The Report will outline the meaning of sense of control,
social responsibility, sense of affection or belonging etc. in children, the value of development
of sense of control or agency, belonging, the identity of self that differentiates from others etc. in
children. The Report will also describe strategies of childhood teacher in promoting sense of
agency, self identity in children. The Report will also explain teaching skills through different
theories like contemporary theory and frameworks like Early Years Learning Framework .
MAIN BODY
PART 1
Knowledge of sense of control, self-identity, social responsibility and being, belonging.
Development of child takes place in various forms such as psychological, emotional
changes, development of sense of agency, development of sense of identity in the children from
the birth of child till they become adolescent like age of five. The development of sense of
control and sense of identity in children takes place in various forms, and there are various
factors that influences the development in toddlers, in babies and in pre-schoolers. (Sartor,
2018).
Babies-
Sense of control or agency refers to development and implementation of the actions of
the babies in the different situations in the world. The sense of agency develops in the child of
age up to one year through the changes in the visual properties, colour and pattern etc. With the
development of child the the capacity of actions and perception of babies also changes. Example
of development of actions in babies- The sense of implementing the actions in child develops
with the help of intermodal perceptions that helps in psychological development in the child.

The parents of babies should help their child in developing a strong sense of agency by giving
them time to play with themselves. Through empathy, care, and respecting while having
interactions with the child. Social responsibilities in babies can be developed through securing,
and promoting confidence in the child. Concept of being says that, parents and educators should
focus on care and teaching of children.
Toddler-
In child of age from one to three years, the sense of agency develops in toddler due to the
physical environment in which different things takes place. The resources, experience and all the
other factors affects the the development and implementation of the actions of children of 1-3
years of age group(Sartor, 2018). Family and school teachers of toddler should support the
children in making decisions, parents should encourage and support the child by giving them an
opportunity to develop their ideas and point of views. This will help in development of sense of
agency in toddlers.
Sense of identity in respect of toddlers means that promoting self-awareness in the children.
Parents should motivate their child for rectifying their wrongdoings. Sense of identity in toddlers
develop when they starts recognizing themselves in the mirror or in a photograph. The sense of
identity develop when toddlers start recognizing self-conscious feelings and emotions like pride
etc. The difference in the feelings and personality of children up to 3 years of age have the ability
of influencing their approach towards the situations of the society. Sense of social
responsibilities should be develop through creating an environment for children so that they
experience and get the opportunities of making contribution in decision-making.
The sense of being in toddler is affected by the physical environment and it is affected by
childhood settings.
pre -schooler-
Sense of agency is very important for pre-schoolers. Parents should support their children
in development and implementation of actions of their child. They must listen to the ideas of
children. Example-To develop sense of agency, pre-schoolers should be given freedom to choose
their lunch partner(White, 2019). Those children that are having a strong sense of identity will
likely to accept more challenges. Example Sense of identity improves due to the manner in
which parents are responding to their child. Sense of social responsibility by helping children's to
participate in various social groups. Sense of being will be developed in pre-schooler through