Kaity , David , Erica

1. Making and Keeping Friends Kaity, David, Erica

2. Emotional Development • Children who master emotional regulation become more capable in every aspect of their lives. • Emotional regulation is the ability to control when and how emotions are expressed. • Children learn that they can be friends to new acquaintances but not too friendly, or be angry about a confiscated toy but not explosive. • Distract themselves and limit impulses if need be • Continue throughout life.

3. Emotional Development Cont. • Initiative vs Guilt • Erickson’s 3rd psychosocial crisis • Self-Esteem • Parents encourage and confirm their children’s self-esteem. • Higher self-esteem=more confident, independent, eager for new activities. • Self-concept • Guilt and Shame

4. Emotional Development Cont. • Motivation • Emotional Balance • Psychopathology • Internalizing problems • Externalizing problems • Imaginary companions • Fighting vs Hugging

5. PLAY • Most productive and enjoyable activity that children undertake. • Peers and Parents • Prefer pees over parents • Cultural differences in play • Changing social circumstances

6. Types of Play • Solitary Play • Alone • Onlooker Play • Watches • Parallel Play • Play with similar toys but not together • Associative Play • Interaction, observing, sharing but not yet mutual • Cooperative Play • Play together

7. Play Cont. • What is active play? • Rough and Tumble play • Drama and Pretending • Sociodramatic play

8. Aggression • Instrumental Aggression • Hurtful behavior • Reactive Aggression • Impulsive retaliation • Relational aggression • Nonphysical acts • Bullying aggression • unprovoked

9. How do we keep friends? • Moral Development • Empathy and Antipathy • Prosocial and antisocial behavior • Learning and growing overtime • How do YOU keep friends?

10. Test Questions • What are 2 of the 5 types of play? • Solitary, onlooker, parallel, associative, and cooperative • True or False: Forms of play stay the same with age and Culture.