explain how being an only child may be influencing the childs socioemotional development?
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Only children often grow up mostly in an adult world and associate more with adults that other children.  The nature of the relationship between parent and child is different.  Parents tend to impose mature behavior on only children.  Although report findings conflict, only children, like first-borns, generally have been found to score slightly higher on measures of intelligence and academic achievement.    \n\nThese links discuss the issue in more detail.  I hope this helps.
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The single greatest responsibility of being a parent is loving your children unconditionally.  This will make it a lot easier to take care of all your other parental responsibilities.  It will also make it much more likely that you'll still have a great relationship with them when they are grown.
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Maslow's hierachy of needs fits in well here.  children learn best when all their needs are met.  So it would depend on if they came into school hungry and sleepy then they would not learn well that morning.  Your question really cannot be answered because every child learns differently and it would not be fair to lump all your studnets into one group
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I only have 2 concerns: 1-is that you're single and raising a child on your own can be very challenging and 2-where do you live? You have to put your own experiences aside & think about the child's. Will they be harassed or exposed to possible violence because of your situation? I live in L.A. so luckily people are very open to different types of families but if you lived in the south for example, I would think twice. Being a mixed child with a single gay father could cause serious reactions and affect the child's self-image.\n\nBottom line, make the decision from your heart and be sure that you can give the child everything it needs before exposing it to this mean & intolerable world.
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Interesting article on the effects of daycare and Preschool\n\nhttp://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051101/news_1n1earlyed.html
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I find that giving a child with special needs a "buddy" who is "typically developing" tends to help.  I usually choose a girl who is a little (how shall we say?) bit of a leader.  Girls tend to have a little more of the nurturing and protective element.  Choose one person to help out the other child, makes sure that they get their assignments, stay on task, do their work... just be a reminder for the child with special needs.  Talk with the children truthfully about the child's qualities and needs.  "Yes, Joshua can write, but he can't speak very well yet."  Tell the other children what they can do to help him out.  "Erica, since you are good at understanding what Joshua wants, can you make sure that he gets what he needs to do his work?"  Praise the children for sticking up for their friend (this is especially hard in 2nd on up- the kids are starting to really notice differences).  Build a sense of community within your classroom, and expect that the children take care of one another outside of it as well.  Show the children what the child with special needs can do well, and try to find the similarities.  If the child with special needs is really into baseball, find another child in the class with the same interests who can talk about them with them.  Mostly, it is all about fostering a sense of belonging with all the children, pointing out everyone's achievements, and having a sense of comraderie.
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Are you asking how mother are important to the socialization. They are the child's first exposure to the world. Mothers have an important role that could forever alter the course of history.
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No doubt, it is a contributing factor.  In addition, you have a lack of guidance by parents who are both forced to work in conjunction with selfish parents only concerned about their own needs.  They do not spend quality time with their children when they can, and they appear to be concerned with their own pleasures rather than their children's emotional needs.
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It depends on the severity of the child's disability. I have spinal muscualr atrophy and was appointed an aide until I was in grade 3 or so. I didn't really NEED one, however the schoolboard felt it necessary to have one around. \n\nPersonally, I think it is good to NOT have the aide or parent around all the time. Let a kid be a kid. Sure being disabled is going to make things different, and kids might approach him/her differently... but all kids are going to find something different about someone. Adults do it too.\n\nBest thing to do, is ask the kid. Does he/she feel ok about being left alone for a while. Does the kid have any friends? Let the friends watch over him. Kids are suprisingly good at caring for others. I know I had lots of little girls who offered to help me get my jacket on and off , put my books in my bag/locker, and that kept me company waiting before school.\n\nDon't shelter the kid, unless it is absolutely necessary and because of some health issue. Alone time and exploration of normal socializing and experiences is necessary for everyone. Disabled or not.\n\nHe/She may grow up stronger for it.
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I was an only child and I have to say that I loved it.  It's hard as an adult because parents will focus all their time and energy on you.  I'm also dreading the day when they pass away because as an only child, I won't have siblings to lean on.\n\nAs a child, I scored straight As and went to college.  I'm guessing this is also because my parents spent a lot of time with me and spent a lot of money putting me through private schools.  I also loved school...I was a bit of a nerd.\n\nI wasn't lonely because there were a lot of children in my neighborhood and I had a lot of friends.  It's important for parents of only children to make sure their child spends time with other children so they can learn social skills.\n\nThis is my individual experience.  Other only children may have different experiences.
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Kids, like adults, will have an array of influences.  It depends upon the child which of those influences will be dominant, but in general I'd say parents first, media second, and friends third.  For many, though, none of these will be dominant.  For free thinking young people, their own exploration of religious dogma and its effects upon their lives and the lives of others is very important.
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Are you saying you want to know the benefits of putting preschool children in poverty or the benefits of putting poor children in preschool?  I think your Q is worded kind of funny.  \nBenefits of any children in preschool include learning how to interact with other children, learning how to function in a structured school setting, increased immunity to sickness (early exposure makes them stronger and less susceptible in the future), etc.  There's all sorts of benefits.  Kids are sponges at that age, and any exposure to learning is only going to help them.  I think the biggest benefit (my opinion, of course) is that they become social creatures.  Often children who aren't around other children and away from their parents are more socially awkward.  They haven't learned how to share and be independent as opposed to children who have been in preschool.  For children of poverty, preschool is a way to help them "catch up" on things they may have missed at home.  Oftentimes parents in poverty are busy trying to make money for their families and can't devote time to important developments in their children's lives (reading comes to mind).  Check out the link below on Head Start.  I'm sure they've got all sorts of articles on it.
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A lot of early childhood development is still going off of the workds of Piaget, Vigogosty, Freud, Skinner, and Maslow.  \n\nWhat specifically are you looking for?  This is a very broad question.
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There could be many reasons.  Inability for the child to socialize, not meeting the required standards established for a child of a particular age, bad learning environment, inability to provide the needed material to learn the required basics and others.
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Lots of complications that cuased the child to have less interest in his biological mother .\nIt is all aboutculture and society.\nWhen he grows up he would realize howmuch he missed \nBelieve me.
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children need socialization as soon as possible with their peers, or you can get negative results.  a friend of mine has a son in kindergarten who previously has stayed home with a nanny, and he's become a bully due to his lack of "people" skills.  i don't think pre-k should necessarily be "mandatory", but children should at least be inrolled in some form of social group prior to kindergarten.
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I never wanted a brother or sister, I felt special because my parents just had me to love. As an adult I somethimes find parties/gatherings difficult, feeling as though I don't know how to behave in groups of people.  \n\nFriends of mine have an only child, an outgoing, bubbly ten-year old. She has daily interaction with other children in her street, sees her grandparents often, and has friends over to stay. Her parents involve her in everything they do, and spend a lot of time with her.\n\nI would say that an only child will learn many positives (happy in own company, used to talking to adults etc.) but you must make sure that they see a lot of their friends, and also spend time with children of different ages, so that they learn how to play as they would in a bigger family.