Child Psychology

What Is Child Psychology?

A Brief Overview of Child Psychology

By Kendra Cherry, About.com Guide

Child psychology looks at the many influences on the mind and behavior of children.

Child psychology is one of the many branches of psychology and one of the most frequently studied specialty areas. This particular branch focuses on the mind and behavior of children from prenatal development through adolescence. Child psychology deals not only with how children grow physically, but with their mental, emotional and social development as well.

Historically, children were often viewed simply as smaller versions of adults. When Jean Piaget suggested that children actually think differently than adults, Albert Einstein proclaimed that the discovery was "so simple that only a genius could have thought of it."

Today, psychologists recognize that child psychology is unique and complex, but many differ in terms of the unique perspective they take when approaching development. Experts also differ in their responses to some of the bigger questions in child psychology, such as whether early experiences matter more than later ones or whether nature or nurture plays a greater role in certain aspects of development.

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VOCABULARY

Child                : anak                          greater            : sambutan/penyambutan

Emotional        : emosi                         experience       : pengalaman

Take                : mengambil

QUESTION

1. What is the children psychology?
2. What disturb the children psychology?
3. What is the background arise the children psychology?