SUBJECT: CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
INSTRUCTIONS:Assignment: Find and review 2 news articles on child psychology. This can include newsarticles on infancy or childhood or adolescent development or caregiving. Review eacharticle in a 350-500 word summary. You can go over this limit. Include an explanationof what type of theme as listed in your textbook is being discussed in the articles youhave found. You don’t have to find themes that are the same in both articles.The themes are:1. How do nature and nurture together shape development? (Nature and nurture)2. How do children shape their own development? (The active child)3. In what ways is development continuous, and in what ways is it discontinuous?(Continuity/discontinuity)4. How does change occur? (Mechanisms of change)5. How does the sociocultural context influence development? (The sociocultural context)6. How do children become so different from one another? (Individual differences)7. How can research promote children’s well-being? (Research and children’s welfare)Be sure to include a citation on where you found the article (magazine or newspapername and date or url). When you write your discussion, does the article provide enoughdetail that you understand the issues being addressed? Make sure you state thosedetails
