Play & Peers Flashcards
Development of Play
- Make-believe, pretending, imagination
- parallel play: playing next to each other but separately
- Sociodramatic play- taking on roles and acting out stories and themes
- cooperative play: represents the most advanced form of play because children play together and work toward a common goal, such as building a bridge or engaging in make-believe play.
rough-and-tumble play
which includes running, climbing, chasing, jumping, and play fighting.
Play is learning
- Emotional benefits
- Cognitive benefits
- Social benefits
- Physical benefits
- Language benefits
Friendship
relationship between peers that is characterized by positivity, reciprocity, & intimacy
Development of friendship: 12-18 mos
Early signs of interaction and responsiveness (touch, smiles
Development of friendship: 20 mos
Initiate more interaction with selective peers
Development of friendship: 6-8yrs
Define friends by actual activities (playing and sharing)
Development of friendship- 9-adolescence
Define friends by mutual liking, closeness, loyalty
Development of friendship: Adolescence
Define friends by intimacy, disclosure, feedback
Peer Groups
-Sociometric Status – group status measure of how well liked or disliked a person is by their peers
Groups
—Popular – lots of positive, few negative
—Average – average number of positive and negative
—Neglected – few rankings overall, low social impact, unnoticed
—Rejected – lots of negative, few positive (withdrawn or aggressive)
—Controversial – many positive and many negatives
Rejected Children: Two Main Types: What is the difference between them?
- Aggressive-rejected (40-50%): high rates of relational aggression, disruptive behavior
- Withdrawn-rejected (10-25%): timid, socially anxious
Rejected children more at risk for:
- Externalizing symptoms: aggression, delinquency, hyperactivity, attention-deficit, substance abuse
- Internalizing symptoms: loneliness, depression, withdrawn behavior, obsessive-compulsive behavior
