Social and Emotional Development in Children Vocabulary

What is Stranger Anxiety?

• When a child plays alone regardless of whether other children are in the room

• A fear of unfamiliar people, usually expressed by crying

• Children playing independently near, but not with, another child

• An emotional bond to another person

What does Sibling Rivalry refer to?

• When children actually play with one another

• A fear of being away from parents, familiar caregivers, or their normal environment

• When children are jealous of new siblings and compete for their parent’s attention

• Doing the opposite of what others want you to do

What is meant by Separation Anxiety?

• Having self-control; wanting to do things on one's own

• The process by which we learn from and interact with others

• A fear of being away from parents, familiar caregivers, or their normal environment

• When a child releases anger and frustration by screaming, crying, and/or kicking

During a family dinner, Kai refuses to eat his vegetables and starts screaming and kicking under the table. What is this behavior called?

• An emotional bond to another person

• When a child releases anger and frustration by screaming, crying, and/or kicking

• People who think only about their own needs and wants

• When children playing independently near, but not with, another child

What does Negativism describe?

• Having self-control; wanting to do things on one's own

• When a child pays alone regardless of whether other children are in the room

• Doing the opposite of what others want you to do

• When children are jealous of new siblings and compete for their parent’s attention

Who are considered Self-Centered according to the vocabulary?

• People who think only about their own needs and wants

• Children playing independently near, but not with, another child

• When children actually play with one another

• An emotional bond to another person

What is Solitary Play?

• When Kai plays alone in his room with blocks, regardless of whether Ethan and Arjun are present

• Kai playing with his toy cars on one side of the room, while Ethan and Arjun are on the other side, each engaged in their own activities

• When Kai, Ethan, and Arjun build a castle together using blocks

• Kai crying when a new babysitter arrives, showing fear of unfamiliar people

What is Parallel Play?

• When children actually play with one another

• Children playing independently near, but not with, another child

• An emotional bond to another person

• People who think only about their own needs and wants

What is Cooperative Play?

• When Avery plays alone in a room, even though Ava and Daniel are present

• Avery playing with blocks near Ava, but not interacting with her

• Avery, Ava, and Daniel building a castle together with blocks

• Avery's fear of being away from parents, familiar caregivers, or their normal environment

What does Attachment refer to in the context of emotional and social development?

• Doing the opposite of what others want you to do

• An emotional bond to another person

• When a child releases anger and frustration by screaming, crying, and/or kicking

• People who think only about their own needs and wants