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To what extent has childhood been viewed as a social and cultural process rather than a natural process?

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'I blame it on their parents' To what extent are parents responsible for the development of disturbing behaviour in their young children? In this essay I will be looking at the possible causes of disturbing behaviour in young children and discussing how much of this behaviour can be attributed to parenting. It is important to clarify firstly what we mean when we say 'disturbing behaviour'. We could say that it's any behaviour which appears problematic, disruptive and upsetting. Although we must also ask who the behaviour is causing a problem for. One key issue in the discussion of children's behaviour is whether the behaviour is actually a problem for the child or for those around the child. This continues into whether the problem is created by the perception or expectations of those around the child of how the child should be. When the child does not fit into these expectations...

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