Monday, November 17, 2008
Ch. 4 Essay
Three-year-old Dimitri frequently takes other children's toys from them, showing little concern for their feelings, even when they cry. When he does this, his mother tells him to “imagine how other kids feel when they lose their toys.” Use your understanding of cognitive development to explain Dimitri's antisocial behavior. Why is his mother's comment unlikely to influence his behavior? How would you encourage Dimitri to stop behaving this way?
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His mothers' comment won't affect Demitri, because he isn't able to understand and know what the other kids feel like when he does it to them.
I think the one way that problem could be solved is to start taking things from him when he really wants it.
And you can try denying him things that he really loves but don't go overboard with it.
Unless he can see the other kids' viewpoints, he will continue to do so.
Sorry for not using the terms from this chapter and from the book, I just wanted to be straight forward and simple.
Jimmmy_Dean18 is right! If things are taken away from Demitri, only then will he know what it feels like to lose something that he holds dear. It is hard for him, a young child, to imagine something like that happening if it has never happened, causing no signs of remorse and lessons learned from this occurrence. He should be punished for doing things like that. It is not to be cruel, but to instill in him positive values and teachings that he could carry with him, which would lead to him developing a better personality as a whole.
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