The expert views
Find out more about child development with our expert's views
Who do you think you are?
A sense of self cannot be achieved in one go - it’s something which develops. Ask the question what is 'self'?
The music of childhood
Children experience music from a very early age. How do they react to it? What shapes their musical preferences? For young children, what is the significance of music?
Boys & girls
Children as young as two can have stereotypical ideas about boys and girls. Where do these ideas come from? What influences gender development?
What happens next
How much weight we should give to media scare stories? Discover the impact of cause and effect in a child’s development.
Do children notice?
Do young children have an innate sense of difference? How and when do children become aware of ethnicity?
Course extract: attachments
Another extract from OU Course Child Development asks why do people and objects achieve great importance as we grow up? Explore attachment theory.
Course extract: temperament
A final extract from ED209 Child Development asks how far do differences in character affect the way we develop? Consider the influence of temperament.
Children and happiness
What makes children happy? Toys? Friends? Uncover the truth in children and happiness.
Right and wrong
Parents usually try to teach their children right from wrong, but how do children learn to regulate their moral behaviour?
Brother, sister... friend?
Relationships among children, especially brothers and sisters, affect their development. Explore the impact of siblings.
Difference and sameness
As there are more differences within, rather than between, human groups, what does that mean for children growing up with ideas of race?
Content last updated: 22/03/2007
