Individuality of Children

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Did you know that the concept that children are more than just “little adults” and require special care is only a few hundred years old? Through years of research by developmental theorists such as Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky, attitudes regarding child development have changed. Research has driven best practice in the field and catalyzed such work as John Bowlby’s and Mary Ainsworth’s work on attachment theory and the examination of brain development in infants and toddlers by Jack Shonkoff. These studies have shaped “relationships” as the context in which infants and toddlers develop.