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Theories of Gestation Period Assignment

   

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Running head: CHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD DEVELOPMENTName of the Student:Name of the University:Author Note:

1CHILD DEVELOPMENT Table of ContentsDiscussion topic one..................................................................................................................2Discussion topic two..................................................................................................................2Discussion topic three................................................................................................................4Discussion topic four..................................................................................................................4References..................................................................................................................................6

2CHILD DEVELOPMENTDiscussion topic one Pregnancy or the gestation period can be described as the developmental period ofone or more offspring in the womb of a woman. There are also many theories that areassociated with the gestation period. Some parts of the world have some weird rituals andtheories regarding the childbirth. The people of china feed the placenta, which is the sourceof nutrition for the child (Thompson, Vamos, & Daley, 2017). The hormones of the placenta,according to modern physicians help the mother to cope up with the post partum depression.In western countries, the new borns are wrapped to keep them secured and free frommalevolent spirits (Smidt, 2013). There is Freud’s psychosexual development theory which states that childhoodexperiences and unconscious desires influence behaviours. These theories help us to gatherknowledge about the pregnancy and the development of the child (Smith & Blades, 2015).Erikson’s psychoanalytical theory states that there are eight important stages where theindividual experiences growth and changes throughout the lifespan. His theory also focuseson social interaction and conflicts that arise in different stages. There is an also behaviouralchild development theory which describes how environmental interaction influencesbehaviours in children. Moreover, there are also Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theorywhich shows the cognitive development of children through various developmentalmilestones sequentially (Bremner, 2017).Discussion topic two One of the predominant means that is useful for the assessment of the child is thedevelopmental milestones. These developmental milestones help to understand how childrenlearn and grow throughout lives. It helps to identify the delay in the normal cognitive

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