Assignment 5

Piaget believed that humans at every age and circumstance are active learners. His theory focuses on the surrounding environment of the child. The events that infants go through at each stage have more of an impact in development than the parents do. For example, in stage three of development the child learns object permanence. This is not something a parents can just teach a child. The child had to developmentally learn this using experiences in their environments. It is important for parents to know they are not there to teach their child how to develop but be there to help them through development. Researchers are concerned because if you force a child to speed up their development this can be harmful to their learning. Each child will go through the six stages of development but they will do so on their own time frame.