EDU 305 Week 2 Individual Assignment Culture and Development Updated

EDU 305 Week 2 Individual Assignment Culture and Development Updated

Individual Assignment: Culture and Development

Watch the following videos located on your student website:

Custodial Grandparents 
Home Environment and Mental Development 
Parenting and a child’s education
Parenting Across Cultures

Conduct a search on current research into the cultural influences on development. 
Locate at least two articles related to cultural influences on the development of infants and toddlers. 
Write a 350- to 700-word paper answering the following questions:

What factors make up a person’s culture?
How does culture influence infant and toddler development?  
Is the influence of a person’s culture less than, more than, or as important as the biological influences? In other words, is nature or nurture stronger, or are they both equally influential? Explain the reasoning behind your opinion.

Create a list of 5 to 7 best practices for enhancing learning when working with infants and toddlers from a variety of cultures