The prompt that I learned most is about the Bronfenbrenner Ecological System Theory. It shows us that everything that happens around kids can affect their development. There are five most important “systems” which are microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem and chronosystem. Among them, the Exosystem is the one that makes me think the most. It is about how children don’t directly join but affects their development. For example, parents felt bad at work someday, when they went back home, they shouted at their child for no reason. This reminds me of my youth. There is a time when my father is having a very difficult time in his company, he always takes his bad temper back home. Although my grandparents told me that I need to understand him, I still hate him at that moment. This kind of thinking makes me feel bad, till now, there is a gap between me and my father.
From this video, I found out that children are always more sensitive than other people. A lot of things can affect their growth. It is good in some way, as they are much quicker learners, but it can also show that they can quickly get hurt or be influenced by other bad things. It is really not good for their mental health. So, how to give children a better living community is really important for parents and also teachers, as both of us are in the microsystem which is in the smallest and most immediate environment in children’s life.