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How Does Social Interaction Affect Children's Behavior
Observing Harry

Vygotsky: (social cultural theory) believes social interaction is important he stresses that the development of children's learning is a social process he also believe that children's development follows patterns.

Holmes 1993: States parents are more relaxed and less punitive with their second child than with their first borns. Harry had an easier time than his sister he was able to sleep when he wanted as well as eat when he wanted. He was also very demanding in terms of not wanting to wear a jacket when being told to. He therefore was able to make some decisions from an early age. Although he was very demanding this was good as he was able to suggest he was comfortable in his clothes and didn't need the jacket in this
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How his family handled his allergy to dairy productsTrevarthen 2001: Children / babies know how their parents are feeling. The comments Harry is hearing about his allergy from his parents may have affected him.

Harry's relationship with his sister
Dunn 1993: young children who are close to their siblings can be in touch with what there siblings feel and think and display this through there use of humore . For example in observing Harry he continuously took his siblings toys which she adored very much till he got a reaction.

How people effect the development and learning (Harry is close with both of his parents)
Bowlby attachment theory 1958 : from looking at parents diary and videos of Harry he is becoming attached to his parents and other people.
The attachment theory explains the bond that exists between the mother and child through an ethological perspective,the bond provides patterns for future relationships later in life and a more successful
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Bruce states that there are benefits with playing with older and younger children. Harry will be able to develop more complex skills that he can then share.

Harry repeats patterns in his play.
When Harry becomes old enough and mobile at home he often plays with house items as well as his own toys he repeats patterns in his play. These patterns according to Bruce 1997/ Arnold 1999 help them understand the way in which. As harry is learning these patterns he is generating what is called "schemas" which are linked to his behaviour.( Harry discovers properties of objects building up a mental picture of what properties are necessary in order to function/ he also challenges what has happened previously to see his parents reaction.

How Harry's play affects his development and learning
Gopnik at el states "naming turns out to be connected to understand different aspects of the world". So we see when adults and other children articulate what Harry is doing they are helping him understand his own actions by this we mean parent reinforce the behaviour so that the child knows the result he will get with the actions they

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