In nine pages this tutorial considers research and various theories in an exploration of how a child's early development is profoundly influenced by culture. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
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articles that assert culture does not influence child development. We can still construe some arguments. You requested two specific sources to be included. It will be necessary for you to
incorporate ideas from both those sources since we were unable to access them despite a comprehensive search.] "Culture influences every aspect of human development and is reflected in childrearing beliefs
and practices designed to promote healthy adaptation. The influence of culture on the rearing of children is fundamental and encompasses values, aspirations, expectations, and practices. Understanding this realm of influence
is central to efforts to understand the nature of early experience, what shapes it, and how young children and the culture they share jointly influence each other over the course
of development" (National Association of Sciences, 2001). Culture dictates early childhood development. From the moment an infant is born, they are subjected to the practices that are inherent in
the parents culture. Cultural norms and practices determine when an infant is fed, when he or she is put to bed, where the infant will sleep, and how parents respond
when the infant cries. Cultural norms shape the type of discipline parents use with toddlers, children and adolescents. Cultural norms shape the expectations of the milestones of childhood development and
achievement as the child matures. The culture into which one is born has a continuing and pervasive influence on how a child is raised and what is expected of that
child (National Association of Sciences, 2001). The literature on which child development experts, educators, child care facilities and others depend to gauge a childs developmental process, however, is
primarily normed on one small segment of the world - the European-American, or Western, perspectives. Consider where the leaders of child development theories were born and lived - Freud, Piaget,