Young Children's Self‐care and Independence Tasks: Applying Self‐Efficacy Theory

Abstract

Social Psychologist, Albert Bandura, defines self‐efficacy as the individual's belief in his or her own ability to perform a behavior. Self‐efficacy for some self‐care and independence tasks occurs in an early stage of young children's development. As caregivers take more responsibility for young children they must be aware of the child's need to become self‐efficacious. Several self‐care and independence tasks are discussed in relation to self‐efficacy. Personal accomplishment is a key source of information for each child.