What are the two influences on child development?

What are the two influences on child development?

Your child’s brain development is affected by both nature (what your child is born with; their inherited traits and abilities) and nurture (what your child experiences, the care they receive, and the relationships they have with people).

Who has more influence over a child?

A compendium of findings from a study funded by the National Institutes of Health reveals that a child’s family life has more influence on a child’s development through age four and a half than does a child’s experience in child care.

What influences a child’s development the most?

Family is almost certainly the most important factor in child development. In early childhood especially, parents are the ones who spend the most time with their children and we (sometimes unwittingly) influence the way they act and think and behave.

What factors influence a child’s Behaviour?

External factors:

• family relationships.
• changes to family circumstances.
• an event that has occurred in the community.
• limited social experiences.
• cultural expectations, experiences and child rearing practices.
• exposure to drugs, alcohol.
• the child’s emotional development and temperament.

What has a negative influence on a child’s brain development?

Child maltreatment (child abuse or neglect) during infancy and early childhood has been shown to negatively affect child development, including brain and cognitive development, and can have lasting effects.

Do parents influence their child’s behavior?

There is clear evidence that parents can and do influence children. There is equally clear evidence that children’s genetic makeup affects their own behavioral characteristics, and also influences the way they are treated by their parents.

What factors influence behavior?

What factors can affect behaviour?

• physical factors – age, health, illness, pain, influence of a substance or medication.
• personal and emotional factors – personality, beliefs, expectations, emotions, mental health.
• life experiences – family, culture, friends, life events.
• what the person needs and wants.

What are the most important influences on brain development?

Caring, Responsive Relationships A child’s relationships with the adults in their life are the most important influences on their brain development. Loving relationships with responsive, dependable adults are essential to a child’s healthy development.