Shirley Johnson
Edu-213
7/27/14

Stages of Social Development This short essay will describe the various stages of development, and what role social development will play in how I teach in my future classes. There are three levels and six stages of moral reasoning. The first level is called preconventional morality, the second level is conventional morality, and the last level is postconventional morality. Preconventional morality consists of moral reasoning which can be found in most children, because at this level we have to make sure that our children knows how to distinguish right from wrong. At level two, which is the conventional morality stage we have to show our children that being obedient pays off by rewarding them from time to time. At the third postconventional morality stage this is when we determine if the child is bad and/or good at this point. Stage four consists of law and order, stage five consists of a social contract, and level six deals with the universe ethical principles (Daresh, J. C. (2004). There are also three stages of social development, and they are as follows. Stage one is the infant stage, stage two is the toddler stage, and stage three is the preschool stage. At the infant stage this is where our children need our help in everything that they do as far as eating, getting dressed and other mandatory things that are necessary in order for them to survive (King, M., & Blumer, I. (2000). The toddler stage is when our children learn how to start helping themselves. For example: they attempt to put their shoes on, feed themselves, and other things to show that they are able to help themselves. Now, at the preschool stage this is where our children learn how to attempt to do simple things and try to carry out plans how they think they can (Arnold, J. B., & Dodge, H. W. (1994). After doing some brainstorming