In a Journal entry of 500-1000 words, start by reflecting on the phrase, "Well that's what we did with my kids and they turned out just fine." Explain your own thoughts regarding this statement and describe why this might be true in some cases, however not in others. Use personal experiences or illustrations to support your factual statements and opinions.
Then, watch the Endless Questions video analyzing child development research and find out one additional scholarly source of your choice and use them to reflect on and answer the given questions:
Why is it significant to utilize problem-solving methods in exploring developmental issues, grounded in child development theory to describe and/or explain a foundational knowledge of the children's developmental continuum, from conception? What makes scholarly research distinct from anecdotal evidence (or personal experience) in describing child and adolescent development?
Identify and in brief describe the key points of one theory and why you feel which theory is applicable to child and/or adolescent development.