Discussion Questions

1. How might contextual factors such as neighborhood,  family, school, and culture influence the development of motor skills?   Provide 2 examples.

2.  How have interactions with others influenced your cognitive development?  Provide 2 specific examples.

3.  Consider early childhood interventions such as  Head Start from the perspective of bioecological theory.   Identify  factors at the microsystem, mesosystem, and exosystem that programs may  address to promote children’s development.  Provide examples related to 2  of the systems listed.