Which parts of Frued's Theory of Psychosexual Development of Personality do you agree with or not?Which points and why? If you do not agree with...

According to Freud, there are five stages of Psycho-sexual
Development. The five stages are: Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, and
Genital.

As a parent, with a background in psychology, I
have been able to watch my children pass through each of these
stages.

At birth, infants are oral creatures. The survival
depends on eating. The only way to gain nourishment, typically, is through the mouth.
Therefore, this stage makes complete sense as existing as stage one in a child's
development.

The anal stage begins when the child begins
toilet training. While I do not see the extent of Freud's point in this stage, that the
child becomes obsessed with the expulsion or retention of feces, one can see that the
child's attention is moved from the oral stage to that of the anal one. Many children
refuse to train immediately. It is a long process where the child must learn how to
recognize the fact that they need to use the toilet.

The
third stage is Phallic Stage. This stages emerges as a child begins to become more
familiar with their own bodies and questions arise about the bodies of others. Still
young, many of these children are able to recognize the difference between genders.
Questions arise though because they cannot yet understand why there are differences.
Curious by nature, some children may become (in severe cases) obsessive regarding the
genital area. I looked at a study where a small child, three years of age, masturbated
constantly. While many are put off by this, it is simply the child recognizing
pleasure.

The fourth stage, not considered typically
psycho-sexual, is the latent stage. It is during this period where sexuality simply goes
unnoticed. This typically happens during the pre-puberty years. The child has no concern
for anything but being a child. The knowledge of sexual pleasure is unknown--or
forgotten from the Phallic stage.

The last stage, and the
stage many remain in for the majority of their lives, is the Genital Stage. It is during
this stage where puberty has already begun and curiosity begins to erupt in regards to
the act of sex.

While I agree with the passing through each
of the stages, I do not see eye-to-eye with Freud in regards to the problems that can
arise if a child is caught in a stage.