An Analysis of Child Development and Social-Emotional Wellbeing Report

This report examines the principles of child development and social-emotional wellbeing, with a specific focus on Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. The report discusses how the social environment, including microsystems, mesosystems, exosystems, and macrosystems, influences a child's development. It explains how direct interactions, indirect connections, and broader societal factors all play a role in shaping a child's social and emotional growth. The report also touches upon the importance of responsive caregiving and the role of communication in fostering healthy development, referencing the 'serve and return' video. The report highlights how the child's environment affects their communication skills, social skills and overall wellbeing. The report uses credible references to support the information.

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Child Development and Social Emotional Wellbeing
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The ecological systems the theory helps in answering the question of how the social-
emotional development of a child is influenced by the social environment and the world around
them. According to his theory Bronfenbrenner believes that the social environment always has an
effect in the development of a child in many ways and therefore this made him to study the four
systems of an environment and their effects to the human development from childhood to
adulthood. The environment is therefore divided into four systems which include; microsystems,
mesosystems, exosystem and macrosystem, (Peron, 2017).
Microsystem theory is a theory that reveals the children’s direct contacts. An example
can be at home or school and it exists through the peers, caregivers or the family members. The
child’s reaction can easily reflect how the child is treated by the people who they mostly come
into contact with. The person that a child is closely attached to is part of the child’s microsystem,
therefore, making this stage the most influential in the theory.
The mesosystems theory entails two parties who interact indirectly. An example is the
relationship between a teacher and a parent for the success of a child. The child might be easily
affected if the two parties are working against each other.
The exosystem theory is about a person who is not an active participant but still affects
the social-emotional development of a child. This could be as a result of the decisions that are
made towards the life of the child. When the constant persons go away from the child for a very
long time, the child might be affected and suffer from anxiety when the parents are leaving.
The macrosystem theory is about the public policies, cultural practices and health. A
child is likely to be affected by the cultural beliefs of a place even if the child does not have the
ability to distinguish the cultural values.

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From the serve and return video I learnt that an adult has the ability to appropriately
respond to a child’s communication either through signs cries or effervesces either through their
words or their eye contacts to the child. The development of communication skills and social
skills in a child is due to the connections that are encouraged and established in the brain of a
child, (Rich, 2019).

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REFERENCES
Perron, N. C. (2017). Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory. College Student
Development. doi:10.1891/9780826118165.0018
Rich, J. C. (2019). Beyond the Nurture Assumption: Testing Hypotheses About the Child's
Environment. Parenting and the Child's World, 3-20. doi:10.4324/9781410603616-1