Child Psychology

Understanding children's typical behaviour,how they think,how they view their surrounding world is called child psychology.

Why do we need to know about the Child Psychology?

• To Know the general growth pattern of all children.
• To understand the reason behind the typical behaviour that preschool children show and to knowthe strategies to cope with it in an effective way.
• To guide children during learning.
• To select appropriate materials.
• To help children to tackle the difference that we encounter in individual children.

Child Development and Contexts of Child Psychology

Child Development refers to the changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of  as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing.Every child is unique in his or her own way.Yet there are certain similarities that children share with each other.When we think of development, what comes to mind?If you are like most people,you probably think about the internal factors that influence how a child grows,such as genetic and personal characteristics.However,development involves much more than the influences that arise from within an individual.Environmental factors such as social relationships and the culture in which we live also play essential roles.Some of the major contexts that we need to consider in our analysis of child psychology include:

1. Physical Context
2. Cognitive Context
3. Social Context 
4. Emotional Context