descsions of theories/research into children's care, learning and development?

Answer 1

Care to be more specific? Because it encompasses a lot, with entire text books being dedicated to child development.

Answer 2

I am not entirely sure what the question is, however it pretty standard in establishing the mile stones for learning and development, in that children should be able to do certain things at a particular age, like talk, walk etc.

The research into children's care is complied by the social care inspectorate, they show the findings on how places are functioning, weather that be foster care or children's homes, no research is compiled really on extended family care, only that the Children's Act says that the children should stay with their families where possible for reasons that they hold on to identity.


Theories are Theories and if a social worker said in a court that research states that a particular situation is possible, they would be grilled. Mostly what we can relate to history.

Answer 3

Many of the theorists tend to be the same as for adults. Pavlovs Dog, for example, is used in the teaching of child care, due to the ideas of conditioned response. Hertzberge and other motivational theorists are also quite popular.

Would you care to be a little more specific in your question before I continue to write a disertation on the subject?