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This 5 page report discusses information gained from an interview with a (fictional) 13-year old Mexican-American boy regarding his early childhood experiences and the ways in which the Mexican and Mexican-American cultures of northern New Mexico have influenced his life. His observations are then placed within the context of childhood development research that explains and supports what he shares. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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determine who he or she is becoming as a person. Those components include a childs physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development and requires an understanding on the part of mental
and physical health professionals, educators, and, of course parents, about what a child is experiencing at any particular point in his or her earliest years. Understanding each of these areas,
even recognizing the basics of what and how a child grows, thinks, and understands are all aspects of acknowledging and honoring what a child needs. Childrens capacity to think, understand,
interact with others, and form their own self-image are based on their back-and-forth interactions with adults. Many. if not most, of the basic skills that are learned during a childs
early years, such as walking, eating, and how to interact with others, are influenced by the culture in which that child is being raised. Therefore, adults must be prepared to
do all that they can to understand their children, recognize the various developmental stages the child is at, and do what they can to nurture the childs overall development.
Part of that understanding must be a clear cultural awareness and understanding. In many ways, cultural influences are as fundamental to the developing child as the food he or she
eats or the physical care s/he is given. Suizzo (2000) points out that in the past ten years, more psychologists and developmental specialists have come to see that it is
inappropriate, perhaps even impossible, to separate a childs cognitive development from his or her social and emotional developmental processes. The point she makes is that: "By examining the role of
social and emotional factors in cognitive functioning and development, ... researchers have uncovered additional sources of variation to explain both inter- and intraindividual differences in cognitive development" (pp. 846). Stevie
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