Influences on Child Success

There are many different areas of impact on a child's life, including the influences of the family, peers, school, and community. Within these areas of influence, it is important to understand how all of the various influences help the child's overall development.

Using the module readings as well as information from the Argosy University online library and the Internet, research the contributions of various influences on children. Then reflecting on a real or hypothetical child or focusing on theoretical aspects of these influences, respond to the following:

• Select an influence such as family, peers, school, or community.
• Describe a situation where it has a major impact on child success.
• How could this important factor change in relation to the age of the child or the socio-economic status of the child?
• Describe how you can intervene in this changed situation to increase the child's success.