Premature birth is a major issue around the world. It is
known as the second cause of infant death. There are many reason why a baby may
be born premature. Thank God with the technology
and research today many premature babies survives and live very productive
lives.
The topic I chose to focus on is “The Social- Emotional Development
of Premature children”. I am interested in this topic because I have a
grandchild who was born premature and I have met several other children who
were born premature as well. These children are about to be 2 years old and
there are some are a little older. I
want to know the indicators that a child is having problems in this area of development.
I understand that premature children social-emotional behaviors like most
children varies. I want to know more about this topic out of personal curiosity.
I would like for early learning programs
to be able to assist these children’s needs in order for the children to obtain
rewarding early learning experiences at home and in the early learning environment
at school.
It may hope by exploring this topic we identify the support
and programs needed in the early learning years to motivate and enhance the
developmental process of every premature and developmental delayed child.
If you have any resources or insights that can assist me in
this process please feel free to share.
Hi Barbara, this is a very interesting topic. My cousins daughter was born very early and only 1 lb 13 oz. It is amazing what our modern world offers as she is now a thriving, happy 10 year old. I am interested to hear if socio emotional development differs due to prematurity.
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ReplyDeleteI do understand your position; wanting to help children who were born premature. Many children are born premature for one reason or the other; as professionals, we should be equipped to help these and all children succeed in learning, growing, and developing. I can see how passionate you are about finding ways to educate children who may need extra assistance in learning. I to have encountered children who were born premature; although doctors thought they would have trouble developing; they developed on track with assistance. As early childhood professionals, we should know how to foster the development in these children; below I have provided a link for you to research further. Have a great day. The article entitled Psychological Development of Prematurely Born Children, have several areas related to development within this article. I hope you enjoy it. http://adc.bmj.com/content/78/6/567.full
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You have chosen a very interesting topic and would love to see how it turns out. I am currently pregnant right and having a premature baby is my biggest fear. I have a child that has recently enrolled in my class that was born premature; I would love to find out more about the social-emotional development of premature children.
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