Negative Effects On Social Development

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Starting school has a mainly positive affect on the social aspect of development, a child will be able to socialise with other children they meet in school. This gives them a chance to develop social skills such as starting and holding a conversation and learning to respect others, their opinions and beliefs. This is an important skill to develop for a successful future in work and other situations. A negative impact this event can have on social development is adverse reactions to socialising, if a child is repeatedly rejected from social groups and/or bullied, they will not get the social experience they require to grow socially. This can have a negative impact on their general development, confidence and self-esteem. Intellectually, starting …show more content…

It can bring joy and happiness and support emotional development from boding with the new-born and watching the baby grow and develop. Sometimes though it can be a difficult time for the parents. Some women may develop postpartum depression and cannot forge a bond with their child, this can make family life strained and upsetting. Socially, having children is a good opportunity to meet other people who have recently had children, at a toddler group for example. This gives new parents a place and reason to meet and socialise, get advice and have something to do other than solely care for their child. If they do not have this opportunity (through having to stay home to rear the child/children) socialising becomes difficult and can stunt their social life encouraging the feeling of isolation. Intellectually, having children requires knowledge in order to effectively take care of a child. This encourages the parent(s) to educate themselves through reading and researching which will support their intellectual development further. Physically parenthood can be very tiring, the will have a negative impact on physical development of the parent(s) as the time they spend caring for the baby when they should be sleeping can mean they aren’t getting enough rest for their bodies to be able to repair themselves and will impact their ability to look after themselves during the

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