CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Egocentrism is the inability to differentiate between self and other. More specifically, it is the inability to accurately assume or understand any perspective other than one’s own.

Detailed explanation-2: -Egocentric thinking is the normal tendency for a young child to see everything that happens as it relates to them. This is not selfishness. Young children are unable to understand different points of view.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Piaget, logical egocentrism is due to the fact that “the child sees everything from his own point of view, it is because he believes all the world to think like himself.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. the tendency to emphasize one’s own needs, concerns, and outcomes rather than those of others. Also called egocentricity.

Detailed explanation-5: -Playing hide-and-seek is a great example of egocentrism. A preschool-aged child will “hide” from you – but sometimes not very effectively. For example, you might see them cowered down in a corner with their eyes covered, or under a bed with most of their body sticking out!