Chapter 9: Emotional and Social Development During the First Year

1. Chapter 9: Emotional and Social Development During the First Year Advanced Child Development

2. The Terms: Create a Foldable • Please note: • On the back put chapter 9 (This is all the vocab for chapter 9) • First and last name • Hour • ******This semester I want all of your vocab to have holes in it and in your vocab section! • Emotional Development • Pacifier • Social Development • Aggressive • Attachment • Consistency • Failure to thrive • Personality • Placid • Self-concept • Sensitive • Stranger anxiety

3. 9.1: Emotional Development During the First Year

4. Distinguishing Between Emotional and Social Development • Emotional Development: • The process of learning to recognize and express one’s feelings and learning to establish one’s identity and individuality. • Important because: • Self confidence • Handle stressful situations • Displays empathy towards others • Social Development: • Process of learning to interact with others and to express one’s self to others. • Important because: • Adult whose actions display a tolerance for others • Ability to interact peacefully with others • Listens to all points of views before acting • Communicates accurately • Treats self and others with respect.

5. So why are the two important and talked about at the same time? • It is important that parents are aware of both and meet their babies needs. • It is also important to remember that emotional and social development are closely interwoven; a child’s feelings about self and child’s behavior towards others are dependent on one another.

6. Understanding Emotional Development • Begins at birth and continues throughout life. • Follows a predictable pattern, but progresses according to each baby’s individual timing. • Depends on other factors besides a child’s individuality. The type of care the baby receives and the atmosphere of the home are two important influences. • They handle situations differently • Surface shaking

7. Building Trust Through Care • A newborns attitude is based on how their needs are met. • A baby who is kept clean, dry, cared for, soothed, talked to etc. is going to develop a sense of security. • A baby who has a rigid feeding schedule, not cared for, not talked to etc. is going to have a problem building trust. • video

8. Emotional Climate of the Home • Affection and harmony between family members are the foundation of successful family life. • Every family member is going to have up’s and down’s and so will the family as a whole. • Babies react to tones long before they understand words. • How would this be hard for teen parents?

9. Crying and Comforting • There are “easy” or “good” babies. Whom only cry when they need something. • There are also “difficult” babies who cry all of the time, loudly and for long period of times. • A young crying baby needs attention and care. The first step is to step back and check for any physical problems. • Diaper needs changed? • Too cold or too hot? • Burping? • A few things to try • Cuddle up with a baby in a rocking chair • Move the baby to a new position • Talk softly to the baby, and or sing to the baby • Offer a toy to interest and distract the baby • Place the baby facedown across your legs as you sit in a sturdy chair

10. The most commonly used technique for comforting babies • The pacifier- a nipple attached to a plastic ring. • Many babies also comfort themselves with a soft object. • This develops special attachments. Anyone have these?

11. Emotions in Infancy • Babies, only gradually develop specific emotions. • At birth the range of emotions is limited to pleasure or satisfaction, during which the baby is quiet. The other is pain or discomfort, when the baby cries. • By the second month, babies produce different cries to express different feelings.

12. Assignment: • How emotions develop chart (this does not have to be done in complete sentences). Place in ungraded. • Page 275- complete sentences. Place in ungraded section. • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • Discuss and Discover • 1 • 2

13. Social Development and Personality 9.2

14. Attachment • Around the age of 6 months a baby comes to understand that she or he is a separate person. • Develops attachment- a special strong bond between two people. • Parents • Caregiver etc. • This is the babies first social relationship

15. Attachment • Researchers have discovered that physical contact is an important factor in developing attachment. • Harry Harlow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlbI6jhqk5I

16. Harry Harlow • Once the experiment was done, the monkeys did not know how to interact with others • Harlow believed this was caused by the lack of interaction between the babies and their “mothers” • All babies need love, at a very young age babies can develop loneliness. • If a baby is left alone most of the time expect for physical care, the infant begins to fail to respond to people and objects

17. Attachment cont. • This problem happens in places like institutions. There is physical care but no emotional support or social practice. • This problem can happen at home. • Lack of time • Energy • Ability to become emotionally and socially involved. • When this happens • Babies cries weaken • Smiles fade • Babies become withdrawn and nonresponsive

18. Attachment cont. • Lack of love and attention may result in failure to thrive, a condition in which the baby does not grow and develop properly. • May be caused by a physical problem, such as heart disease or the lack of proper food. • It can also be a physical symptom of poor emotional and social care • If this is not fixed they child will end up, unattached, unable to develop caring, meaningful relationships.

19. Stranger Anxiety • Stranger anxiety, a fear, usually expressed by crying, of unfamiliar people • How to prevent this- remind new people to approach slowly and give the baby time to adjust. • If you find the baby is stranger anxiety troubling, you can reassure yourself that this is just a stage for the baby- it indicates a healthy social development. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7EyuT1HUzw

20. How behavior is learned • Mostly depends on attitudes and expectations of the baby’s parents/caregivers • Daily routines • Avoid mixed emotions • Serious but laughing • Positive Vs negative reinforcements • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz1Yxr0wigo Consistency- repeatedly acting the same way

21. Influences on Personality • As the baby develops emotionally and socially their personality becomes evident. • Personality- the total of all the specific traits that are consistent in an individual’s behavior • A lot of traits • Shy • Outgoing • Etc

22. A Sensitive Child • A child who is unusually aware of his or her surrounding and of any changes in those surroundings • Cry a lot • Startled easily • Do not like new situations • Timid

23. Placid Child • Remarkably easygoing and accepting of his or her surroundings • “easy” “good” babies • Usually cheerful older • Patient and simply quiet and willing • Some can be “forgotten”.

24. Aggressive Child • Unusually strong-willed and determined • Responses of aggressive children are extreme • Eat more heartily, cry more loudly, kick and scream more • They love activity, enjoy trying new things • Express anger • Caregivers should try to respond unemotionally • Parents should help guide children on how to act and respond to new situations if they are not doing to in a positive way.

25. Assignment • What are three influences on personality from page 281-282. • What are the three personality traits that can be observed in babies? • For each personality trait how does the baby act? What will they most likely grow up to be personality wise? How should parents handle these personalities? • Make a 20 questioned study guide for Fridays test. • This will be due before the test. • Do not just say define these terms and define them, make actual questions and answer them.