Reflection …show more content…
The child is now able to process and reaction to stimuli in his environment at a rate that he is now an active participant in his environment. Children at this stage are now able to react to their environment in real time (Wong, Hall, Justice, & Hernandez, 2015). According to Erikson’s psychosocial theory, children at this age are struggling between initiative vs. guilt. Now that the child is physiologically and cognitively more developed, their goal is to establish some sort of autonomy and self-efficacy. At this stage, parents may struggle because of their child’s budding independence, however, a warm and secure relationship is critical for healthy development