ELCC 1000 Social & Emotional Development in Early Childhood

ELCC 1000 Social & Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Chapter 10

Multiple Choice

What is self concept?

• labelling emotions

• judgments about our own worth

• attributes, abilities, attitudes & value that define who an individual believes he/she is

• ability to regulate expression of emotion

Preschoolers Self Concept

• Consists mainly of observable characteristics

• By 3 ½ yrs. include typical emotions and attitudes

• By 5 yrs., self reports of children coincide with maternal reports of personality traits

Multiple Select

What is self esteem and what does it look like in preschool children? (Check all that apply)

• judgments about our own worth

• not highly motivated

• usually rate their own ability extremely high & underestimate task difficulty

• high self esteem contributes to initiative in preschool children

Emotional Development

• Gains in emotional understanding

• Better at emotional regulation

• Experience self conscious emotions & empathy

Emotions

• Refer to causes, consequences, & behavioral signs of emotion

• Infer how others are feeling based on their behavior

• Come up with effective ways to relieve others’ negative emotions

• Have difficulty interpreting situations that offer conflicting cues about how a person is feeling

• Need to label emotions, explain them, and express warmth and enthusiasm

Emotional Regulation

Ability to manage the experience and expression of emotion

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4okAfKCwRk&list=PL2yRU0zqN4egNbYiqXrl_m2i9uH554CuV

Multiple Choice

By 3-4 years, which strategies can children use to adjust their emotional response?

• block sensory input

• talk to themselves

• change their goals

• all of these

Emotions

• Effortful Control – inhibiting impulses and shifting attention

  
  

• Become increasingly sensitive to praise or blame, this can impact their developing sense of self

Open Ended

What is the difference between sympathy & empathy?

Friendships

“A friend is someone ‘who likes you’ and with whom you spend a lot of time playing” (Berk & Meyers, 2016, p.368)

4 – 7 year old – friendship is pleasurable play & sharing toys

Provide opportunities to resolve disputes constructively

Improve at social problem solving greatly

Multiple Select

What information is true about moral development in preschool children?

• at first, morality is controlled by others external to the child

• adults can help children become aware of other's feelings

• it is the same as adult's morality

• morality is beginning to emerge

Morality - Social Learning Theory

Acquired through reinforcement & modeling

- Observing and imitating people who demonstrate appropriate behavior

Impacted by:

-Warm and responsive caregivers

-Competence and power

-Consistency between assertions and behavior