Factors of mental development of children: heredity, environment, education, upbringing, activity

Factors of mental development affect the formation of personality. These include: heredity, environment, education, upbringing, activity, play and deprivation. In this article, we'll look at the first five of these. Their action is observed in a complex, and at different stages of development of the child they are assigned a different degree of significance. The factors of mental development are able to have a positive impact on the formation of the personality and the negative. Knowledge of these factors determines the effectiveness of a correct understanding of human actions.


Heredity

Heredity is a special ability of the human body to repeat similar types of metabolism and individual development in a number of generations.

From the parents the child inherits the traits of the body: the features of the physique, the color of the eyes, the hair and skin, the structure, the hands, hereditary pathologies, temperamental features, makings of abilities.

There is a probability of obtaining offspring of children with antisocial behavior. In such a case, it is important to create a favorable environment for the child, which can "reduce" the innate characteristics and reduce the risk of their further development. Genetic factors can influence even the development of certain mental illnesses, for example, schizophrenia.

Fortunately, the child, along with the genes inherits and assignments, that is, potential development opportunities. They, of course, are not ready for any kind of activity, but it was noted that children with special inclinations are rapidly developing and achieving the highest results. If the child is provided with all the necessary conditions, such inclinations will appear at an early age.

The influence of heredity is great, but do not think that it is infinite. Genes for each child are accidental and the way they manifest themselves depends on many factors that adults can keep under control.

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The environment is the social, material and spiritual values ​​surrounding the child.

Favorable geographical environment is the area with an abundance of light and water resources, plant and animal life. On this depends the socialization of the child's biological properties.

A favorable social environment is the one where ideas and values ​​are aimed at developing the creativity and initiative of the child.

There are factors of deliberate exposure to the child. We include them, for example, the system and politics of the state, school, family, etc. Takiesocial factors like art, culture and the media give the child the opportunity to develop. Please note that this is just an opportunity. Not all cases provide for the formation of the necessary personal qualities.

An important place among the social factors is assigned to upbringing, which is the source of the formation of certain qualities and abilities of the child. Education influences the qualities that were given by nature, introducing a new mite into their content and adapting to specific social conditions.

A huge role is given to the home environment. The family determines the circle of interests, needs, views and values ​​of a person. The family creates conditions for the development of makings, moral, moral and social qualities are laid. The social and domestic environment can have a negative impact on the child's mental development: rudeness, scandals, ignorance.

A higher level of child mental development is achieved where conditions are more favorable.

Training

Not all training is effective, but only that which outstrips the development of the child. Children under the guidance of adults learn the attainments of human culture, what determines their progress. The driving force of mental development is an internal contradiction between what has already been achieved and the new content that the child is just about to master.

The task of education is to form and develop in the child mental features, qualities and properties that characterize the high level of development at a given age stage and at the same time prepare a logical transition to the next stage, a higher level of development.

Education

What role of upbringing plays in the child's mental development will not be unequivocally defined by any psychologist. Someone argues that education is powerless, with adverse heredity and the negative impact of the environment. Others believe that education is the only means of changing human nature.

Through education, you can control the activity of the child and the process of his mental development. It participates in the formation of the nature of the needs and the system of relations, based on the child's consciousness and demanding his participation.

Education should be instilled in the child behavior, which corresponds to the accepted social norms and rules of conduct.

Activity

Activity is the activity of a child's organism, which is an indispensable condition for the child's existence and behavior.

Man - an active active creature, so external influences his psyche is not determined directly, but through interaction with the environment, through the activities in this very environment. Activity manifests itself in activations, search, various reflexes, will and acts of free self-determination.

External conditions and circumstances are refracted through life experience, personality, individual and mental characteristics of a person. A child as an active being can independently change his personality, that is, engage in self-actualization, self-development by self-development.

The activity of the child is manifested in his ability to block / enhance positive and negative organisms or environmental restrictions and in the ability to go beyond the prescribed conditions of life, that is, to show initiative, creativity, search, overcome something, etc.

The greatest activity in a child is observed during adolescence, and then in periods of age crises, when the discovery and reassessment of their I acquire a special role.

Develop and be healthy!