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Key features of infants first relationships giving the importance of each of these features in the psychological development of the infants. Then it will show how these features can be linked to some of the theories of child development.
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TMA 02 Option 1 Identify what you consider to be the key features of "first relationships". Discuss the importance of these features in the early psychological development of infants, and explore their implications for theories of child development. Human infants rely on other people for their survival. It was once believed that someone to provide food and shelter was enough. However, Rutter (1981, cited in Oates, 1994) has shown that this basic requirement will not guarantee that an infant will thrive. Studies of infants raised in orphanages show that physical care, such as warmth and food is not enough and that the relationships an infant has with caregivers is of equal importance in aiding development and survival. Many cultures have differing infant rearing practices however, this need for relationships and well as physical care is universal, whether this care comes from the mother, grandparents or child minders. This essay will first define some of...
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