At 2 years old, a child begins to engage in spectator/onlooker behavior, where they watch other children playing but do not play with them. Your toddler may ask you questions about what they’re observing or even talk to the playing children directly, but they won’t join the action just yet....Read More
What is Vygotsky's play theory?
In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behaviour, in play it is as though he were a head taller than himself. Vygotsky was probably the first modern day theorist to fully consider the meaning and value of play in children’s lives, and to recognise...Read More
What are the different styles of Piaget?
Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is a maturational theory which claims that children use their physical environment to explore, which in turn develops their cognitive skills.
Children learn via action and reflection, constructing meaning from what they discover around them.
Jim comments that Roji is constantly exploring her world, like...Read More
How does weather affect people's behavior?
The relationship between weather and human mood and behavior is an area of interest in both scientific research and popular culture. The belief that weather affects our mood—making us feel happy, sad, energetic, or lethargic—is common. Temperature is a crucial factor influencing our mood, with both very low and very...Read More
How do different types of weather affect your emotions?
Grey rainy days can pull most people’s moods down, especially if it’s day after day. One theory is due to the increase in social isolation and inactivity that this causes, whilst cloud-filled skies obscure the sun meaning less daylight exposure and gaining less of the ‘feel-good’ hormone serotonin which we...Read More
Does your personality change depending on the weather?
The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said some days must be dark and dreary… but does our mood have to match. It’s very normal to feel a touch of 'winter blues' in the colder seasons. About 2 million people (just under 3%) in the UK are diagnosed with SAD, but its...Read More
Can weather change a person's mood?
If you are suffering from poor mental health or you are facing a mental illness, you will be fully aware of how the smallest of things can throw off your mood and leave you feeling worse off. However, a bad mood can be worsened by cold and dreary weather, negatively...Read More
Why do I feel weird when the weather changes?
Many people find that changes in weather or altitude increase the chances of having a headache, including a migraine headache. Some research supports this link between headache and barometric pressure. Headaches can occur when pressure changes affect the small, confined, air-filled systems in the body, such as those in the...Read More
Does climate affect temperament?
People's personalities may be shaped by the temperatures of the places in which they grew up, a new study suggests. The idea that someone's personality may be affected by where that person lives is not new: Previous research has suggested that many aspects of human personality vary from one geographical...Read More
Are my emotions tied to the weather?
Weather can play a significant role in mood shifts, especially with abrupt temperature changes. For many, warmer weather brings an uplifted spirit, more energy, and motivation to socialize or exercise outdoors. Conversely, colder or gloomy days can make us feel sluggish, even a bit down. When temperatures rise, our body...Read More
Am I a warm or cold personality?
Someone with a warm personality may come across as kind, affectionate, friendly, and receptive. A warm personality is commonly associated with traits like agreeableness, empathy, kindness, generosity, sociableness, friendliness, enthusiasm. While a warm person may be engaging, gregarious, and welcoming, a cold personality might instead come across as reserved, aloof,...Read More
What is it called when the weather affects your mood?
Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern. The exact cause of SAD is not fully understood, but it's often linked to reduced exposure to sunlight during the shorter autumn and winter days. The main theory is that a lack of sunlight...Read More
Why are my emotions so affected by the weather?
We expected that there may be a reasonably strong relationship between actual weather conditions and whether or not people reported it being hot or cold, comfortable or uncomfortable. If we looked at the relationship across all of the people in the study, our results showed a pretty weak relationship between...Read More
Should you introduce dogs through a fence?
Introducing dogs through a fence can allow them to sniff, look at and play chase games next to each other with a reduced risk of injury if there is a fight. Dogs can injure both others and themselves through fences, but not as badly as is possible with full contact....Read More
Should I let my dog greet other dogs on leash?
I work with dogs who are in fact very friendly and would happily greet almost every dog, and I also work with dogs who would be happy to never meet another dog in their life. Some people are working on walking without stopping to say hi to every dog, some...Read More