Early Childhood Self-Perception and Family Relationships

‘Perception’ refers to the process by which organisms interpret and make sense of sensory information from their environment. It involves the brain's ability to receive, organize, interpret and provide meaning to stimuli received via the five senses. We begin this child psychology course by describing the positive and negative aspects of a child's self-perception. We then explain why it is important to identify the stages of development of self-perception in children during their early years. We answer questions like ‘how does a child's self-perception affect family relationships?’ and how do parents affect a child’s sense of self’.

This child psychology course explores the long-term consequences of parental roles in shaping a child's self-perception. We explore the interrelationship between a child's self-perception and family relationships and discuss the impact of those connections. We explain how to help children build healthy relationships with their families to reduce stress and conflict in the home and encourage the long-term development of self-esteem and self-regard.

We outline the fundamental concepts you need to understand to appreciate how childhood development is affected by self-perception. The course compares the role of self-esteem, self-regard and self-awareness in establishing and maintaining healthy self-perception in children. Sign up for this child psychology course that helps parents, teachers, childcare providers and anyone who works with children to understand the impact of self-perception on early childhood and interpersonal relationships.