Concept of childhood

The word childhood means the state of being a child.

Anthropological perspective of childhood;

Childhood can be perceived by five angles

1. Treat child as small adults in the making ,moulded by parents and adults in a community to sustain the culture of a society.
2. Children's personalities are understood as natural reactions of the anxieties and cultural aspects in which they grow up with.
3. Child rearing practices are influenced by the geography history and ecology of a community which in turn shape the personality of a child . 
4. Childhood is viewed  in terms of 'development niche '
5. Cultural construction. 

Development niche is divided into three component

1. The physical and social setting in which child lives.
2. The custom of child care and child rearing .
3. The psychology of caretakers.

Sociological perspective of childhood.