CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Erikson’s third stage of psychosocial development occurs during preschool, between the ages of three and five years. At this point in our psychosocial development – when conflict occurs between initiative and guilt – we learn to assert ourselves and typically begin to direct play and social interactions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Erikson identified the psychological conflict of the preschool years as initiative versus guilt. Young children tackle new tasks, join in activities with peers, discover what they can do with the help of adults, and advance in conscience development.

Detailed explanation-3: -Initiative versus guilt is the third stage of Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. During the initiative versus guilt stage, children assert themselves more frequently through directing play and other social interaction. These are particularly lively, rapid-developing years in a child’s life.

Detailed explanation-4: -If the child gains a sense of initiative during the preschool years, he/she is likely to become ambitious and have an individual sense and purpose in life. The feeling of guilt comes when the child experiences too many failures and too many rules and restrictions from adults.

Detailed explanation-5: -Initiative versus guilt occurs between the ages of three to five years old, which may be referred to as the preschool age or “play age” period. At this stage, children may spend a good amount of time playing with other children and begin to develop their interpersonal skills.