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| Topic | What does it mean when a 5 Yr old says they have thoughts of death? |
| Lightning Bolt 10/06/17 12:45:57 AM #2: | Russian researcher Lev Vygotsky observed that private speech often tends to mirror social speech. He thought that it was an important part of the child's self development. He and later researchers have described three stages in the development of children's private speech. In the first stage, private speech follows an action - "I made a boo-boo." In the second stage, it accompanies an action - "It rolls further when I kick it harder." In the third and last stage, it precedes an action - "I am going to jump from the porch to the ground." Progress from one stage to the next corresponds with the development of thought processes in the child. At the first stage, the child is merely reacting to an event or occurrence. By the last stage, the child is actively planning his actions. --- One day dude, I'm just gonna get off the bus, and I'm gonna run in the woods and never come back, and when I come back I'm gonna be the knife master! -The Rev ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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