CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Love and belongingness needs – These are the first of social needs, involving the desire for interpersonal relationships and being part of a group. Examples of these needs include friendship, intimacy, trust, acceptance, receiving and giving affection and love.

Detailed explanation-2: -The third level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is love and belonging needs. Humans are social creatures that crave interaction with others. This level of the hierarchy outlines the need for friendship, intimacy, family, and love. Humans have the need to give and receive love, to feel like they belong in a group.

Detailed explanation-3: -Following the physiological and safety requirements, the third level of human wants is social, which includes feelings of belonging. A human emotional need for interpersonal connections, affiliating, connectivity, and being a member of a group is referred to as belongingness.

Detailed explanation-4: -From the bottom of the hierarchy upwards, the needs are: physiological (food and clothing), safety (job security), love and belonging needs (friendship), esteem, and self-actualization. Needs lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to needs higher up.