Child Psychology

Child Psychology Name Institution Page Break Child Psychology 1. You want to raise a child without gender segregation and gender stereotypes. To accomplish this goal, you need to understand how gender develops so discuss two major theories about gender development. Based on those two theories how would you attempt to have a more gender-neutral parenting role? To understand the development of gender among children, the social learning theory attributes the development of a child to the punishment or disapproval and praise for the child to engage in some cultural practices. For instance, if a boy’s aggressive nature is praised while that of girls is disapproved, the former will emerge dominant over the latter. According to the psychodynamic theory, the gender development in children is highly tied to parenting; particularly to the mother. The theory argues that gender stereotypes emanate from the girls’ likeness and connectedness to their mother while the boys view themselves as biologically differentiated from their mothers. As per the two theories, I would make neutral gender parenting by disapproving any behavior that tends to praise one gender over the other and remaining clos...

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