assignment 5

As stated by my classmates, Piaget's theory of cognitive development involves the infant discovering through their surroundings at their own pace. It is not until stages 3 and 4 (secondary circular reactions) of Piaget's six stages of cognitive development, that infants began to explore and become more responsive to people. This initiation of discovery is furthered toward stages 5 and 6, when children develop into "little scientists". The role of parents upon infants needs not to be completely absent from the child's life, however overbearing the child can effect the natural cognitive development. In essence, children "teach" themselves about their surroundings from aid of the parent, however, the sequential development is employed more by the child's curiosity and initiative toward life. Following Piaget's theory of cognitive development, children follow the same model throughout these first crucial ages/stages of life, each developing with minimal variances.