For your first journal you will be researching one of the key stage theorists in child development. You will need to choose one of the following theorists, research their life and theory, and then wri

For your first journal you will be researching one of the key stage theorists in child development. You will need to choose one of the following theorists, research their life and theory, and then write a 2-3 page paper that discusses the key events in their life that you feel contributed to the development of their theory. Make sure to specifically discuss what aspects of their theory are related the events discussed.

Erik EriksonSigmundFreudJean Piaget

Choose from:

• Sigmund Freud - http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/freud.html
• Erik Erikson - http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/erikson.html
• Jean Piaget - http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/piaget.html

For your paper you must use a minimum of two resources to support your points (Wikipedia is not an accepted resource). Next to each of the above theorists is one web site that will be a good resource – this would be a great place to start. Your paper should be a minimum of 700 words and list the word count after the body of the paper. Please make sure that you have used APA formatting throughout your paper.