How can teachers help children successfully solve the challenges of the different stages of psychosocial development?
Psychosocial development is characterized by an individual’s increasing awareness of self. It is a transition from the reflexive and reactive state to that of an organized and active state. This development is not independent but interacts with biological and cognitive development ( 1997). At any given time, the learner will have to cope with meeting the challenges that these development presents, making every phase of the learner’s development meaningful. Psychosocial development of a child needs the guidance of other people like the parents or the teachers. When a child goes to school to learn, his or her learning and how the teacher handles it can affect the overall psychosocial development of the child. Three principal areas of concern in creating a quality early childhood educational environment are identified: 1) the environment’s effect on the social development of children, 2) the provision of the physical setting, and 3) the provision of a psychological environment. Key compon
