CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Egocentrism. Egocentrism refers to the child’s inability to see a situation from another person’s point of view. The egocentric child assumes that other people see, hear, and feel exactly the same as the child does. In the developmental theory of Jean Piaget, this is a feature of the preoperational child.

Detailed explanation-2: -Throughout most of the preoperational stage, a child’s thinking isself-centered, or egocentric. According to Piaget, during thepreoperational stage a child has difficulty understanding life from any otherperspective than his own.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hence, it could be concluded that children in the pre-operational stage have difficulty in taking the perspective of another person; this is known as Egocentrism.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is egocentric thinking in young children? 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-5: -Examples of Egocentrism 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!