“E102 Introduction to childhood studies and child psychology TMA 01 Part 1 A – What can childhood studies bring to are understanding of childrens lives? TMA 01 Part 1 B-What are the key differences between childhood studies and child psychology? TMA 01 Part 2 – How can parents or carers support childrens emotional needs? Self-reflection”

Part 1 A – Childhood studies brings a lot in helping us understand childrens lives, childhood studies cover children from the ages 0-18 and takes a sociological view on children. Childhood studies looks at all aspects of a childs life from its natural biological state and sees childhood as a social construction and views children on policy and practice.

How a childs childhood is depends on many different factors like where and when that child grows up, also how its affected by political, social, cultural and economic factors. (Montgomery, 2014). For example in Liberia mothers where asked what makes a child good and there response was if you ask her to bring water she brings water, if you ask her to cook, she cooks, when you ask her to plant rice, she doesnt complain. (Montgomery, 2014, p7). This shows that cross-culturally children lead very different lives …(short extract)