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Instruction:

Students will integrate their knowledge of cognitive and socioemotional development across the lifespan, including reference to underlying neural mechanisms. Select one of three learning activities to complete. There are two parts to this activity. 1) Create a product. 2) Market the product in a very detailed explanation report. No additional reading is required.

Choice

b) Develop a strategy for building a better world for Older Adults. What happens during early life stages influences well-being during older adulthood. Your strategy must include interventions for those who are older adults now and for individuals in three additional life stages. For example, what intervention during infancy might enhance the well-being of that generation when they become older adults. Your strategy must address both cognitive and socioemotional development during each life stage.

Building a Better World Option: Older adults have a lot to offer society and represent a growing age demographic. Yes, aging is associated with physical and cognitive decline-but older adults often thrive and those with dementia need better care than is available now (at least in many parts of Canada). What can be done? We also know that well-being during older adulthood is heavily influenced by earlier life stages. Given that an increasing proportion of children and young adults will live to be older adults, what practices/policies might lead to a healthier older adult population in the future. The strategy must address at least three life stages in addition to older adulthood. Format: Eight slides (e.g., powerpoint), with 2 slides (cognitive, socioemotional) for each of 4 life stages.

Marketing Aspect (THIS IS THE PART I NEED HELP IN/ NEEDS TO BE ANSWERED):

Having developed the plan for a better world. Need to convince others that the product makes sense. Defend the product by referencing specific concepts and studies. Sub-headings are encouraged. In-text citations are required using this textbook, Santrock et al., 2020 (can be found online).

Structure of Project so far:

My offering is a deliberate approach to making the world a better place for seniors. I believe that events that occur during a person's formative years have a substantial impact on how they will do later in life. My approach includes interventions for people in their later stages of maturity, as well as persons in three other periods of life. Interventions implemented during childhood, for example, have the potential to improve people's overall health and happiness in their later years. My method, which is intended to address each stage of life, focuses on both cognitive and socioemotional components of growth.

The plan will be presented using an eight-slide PowerPoint presentation. On the first slide, we will present an overview of the topic and discuss the critical role that interventions have in improving the quality of life of older people. The following four slides will focus on the four life stages (gestation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence), emphasizing the cognitive and socioemotional development that happens at each level. Each slide will provide evidence proving the impact of poverty at each stage of the development process. The three slides that follow will illustrate several interventions that can be undertaken at each stage to increase the well-being of future older people. This will be done to prevent future health problems.

My approach is based on the findings of research that show that poverty can have a negative impact on one's level of development at any stage of life. Poverty, according to the findings of certain research, is associated with worse levels of cognitive development, lower levels of academic performance, and lower levels of socioemotional development (Huebner et al., 2016). Furthermore, being impoverished can lead to elevated levels of stress, which can have an impact on both a person's physical and mental health. Furthermore, studies have shown that poverty can have a long-term impact on development and can even result in epigenetic changes that affect future generations (Rutter, 2012).

In order to persuade stakeholders of the importance of steps to promote the well-being of older people, my strategy will incorporate evidence from research on the impact of poverty on development. This proof will include statistics such as the poverty rate in my hometown or city, as well as alternative approaches for mitigating the impact of poverty on the march of development. Furthermore, the plan will discuss potential interventions that may be implemented at each stage of life to support the health and well-being of future individuals who will be in their senior years.

The strategy will also include a discussion of the potential benefits of therapies at each stage of life. Early interventions, such as early childhood education and home visits, have been demonstrated in studies to increase both cognitive and socioemotional development when adopted during infancy (Ramey & Ramey, 1998). Furthermore, O'Connor et al. (2007) discovered that interventions for children, such as after-school programmes, can promote both academic achievement and socioemotional development. Finally, adolescent interventions such as mentoring, and job training can lead to greater academic accomplishment as well as increased self-confidence in the young person (Berger, 2012).

Finally, the goal of my technique is to give evidence of the impact of poverty on development throughout a person's lifespan and to propose prospective interventions that can improve the well-being of older people. According to research, poverty has a deleterious impact on development and can cause epigenetic changes that affect future generations. This research serves as the foundation for my plan, which is founded on it. My strategy will incorporate scientific evidence on the impact of poverty on development, as well as potential interventions that may be applied at each stage of life to promote the health and well-being of future older individuals. The goal of this is to convince stakeholders of the need for interventions to improve the well-being of older adults.