How does the social environment in a childcare setting influence a child's self-concept? Consider attachment, how adults interact with the child, and the images of the child that adults carry in their minds. Your child's social environment is just as important as their physical environment. Child care facilities can affect a child's self-concept. Depending on who the child interacts with, the child will develop a sense of self. The child's environment influences how they behave. “A self-concept derives from body image and cultural and gender identification” (Gonzalez-Mena & Eyer, 2009). Therefore, culture plays an important role in self-concept. Children can learn about themselves by following their culture. For example, Billy's culture believes that they should teach their children to become independent. Billy's family is teaching him to do things on his own. Now, Billy is learning about self-concept from a cultural perspective. “The social environment, the way a child is treated by adults and children, influences the self-concept and influences the degree of self-esteem” (Gonzalez-Mena & Eyer, 2009, p.289). The social environment can have a negative or positive effect on a child. Let's say the Fed is being mistreated by the people who usually stick around. The Fed may end up having low self-esteem because he is being mistreated. “Subtle messages spread by adults and peers can promote or undermine self-esteem” (Gonzalez-Mena & Eyer, 2009, p.145). Additionally, it can lead to children feeling helpless. A positive social environment can lead a child to have high self-esteem. Parents' attachment to children has a lot to do with the child's self-esteem. Parents provide their children with the things they need; love, emotional support and demonstration of their affection. Showing support to children makes them feel good about themselves. “Securely attached preschoolers are more popular among their peers, have higher self-esteem, and are less dependent and negative” (education.com). According to their research, children with attachments did better with their identity. Describe what is meant by “multicultural approach to curriculum”. How can multicultural curriculum influence children's self-concept? Multicultural curriculums mandate information from different ethnic backgrounds. Multicultural programs may include images, food, clothing or holidays from other cultures. Children can participate in any activity if they are old enough. For example, a teacher might ask children to look at pictures of other countries. The teacher could illustrate how their culture is similar and different in some ways. For example, the people in the African photo had no shoes.