Young children’s development
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Case Study
Josiah is 11 months old and lives with his single mum in a flat on the fifth floor of a tower block. The lift regularly gets stuck and Josiah’s mum cannot be bothered to spend the time and energy to get out with him when she would have to walk down the stairs or risk getting stuck in the lift. Josiah’s mum is becoming depressed and is not spending any real time talking to Josiah or cuddling him.
- What do you think the consequences of this situation will be in terms of each of the following:
- Josiah's development
- Josiah's contentment
- Josiah's security
- How could Josiah’s mum get help to improve the situation?
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