Inquiry in Social & Cultural Development: A Critical Analysis of the Mattel Website

Contents

Introduction3

Discussion3

Children's Development of Identity4

Image of Children from Mattel Website5

Social and Cultural Factors that Influence Children's Formation of Identity7

Theories of Teaching and Learning8

Conclusion8

References9

Inquiry in Social & Cultural Development: A Critical Analysis of the Mattel Website

Introduction

Mattel is an international website that provides the children a platform to play in such an environment that gives them an inspiration to learn. Mattel is not only a source of entertainment and enjoyment for children but it also plays a significant role in creating a meaningful impact on children all around the world. They believe in involving the children in such activities that lead them to a track of continuous improvement. Mattel is striving to increase education in children in a playful environment. The designers of Mattel website has changed the concept of playing for children by introducing amazing ideas of latest toys.

Mattel values each and every child as it also manages donation programs that donate millions of credit to the children serving organizations globally. In the current era, Mattel is considered as one of the leading toy company that believes in fanatical ways of building learning capabilities in children through games. The wide variety of games offered at Mattel's portal provides never-ending joy for boys and girls belonging to early childhood ages (www.mattel.com)

Discussion

Supporting children to learn is a quite difficult as well as exciting job for adults. People who make the children learn in a caring and playful environment, provide a unique entertainment to the children and motivate them to learn more and more. Adults should focus on the basic key elements that are necessary in growth, development and guidance of children. Adults should provide the children with experiences from which they can learn but these experiences should base on play on playful activities. These playful activities and games are the source of attraction to the children. Children like colors, sounds, music, funny activities and cartoons. These are sources from which children learn and further they try to implement all these in their own activities. Adults should make sure that they are providing the children with such play based activities that lasts a meaningful and positive impact to the children and guiding them to the right path (Dahlberg & Moss1999).

Focusing on this idea, Mattel helps the adults to make their children learn in such a n entertaining environment that makes their children feel happy and joyful. Adults should know that games are important to children for their growth and development that helps them in various ways. For this purpose, Mattel provides such games that help children to learn and gain knowledge and skills. Mattel grows cheerful imagination and inspiration to the children. Mattel maintains and encourages strong bindings of children with their parents, siblings and friends. Mattel supports cheerful and joyful environment that guides the children to meet the change. Mattel invites the kids to have fun by playing an exploring all the ways that develop a feeling of relaxation and complete inspiration ...