Child Development: social development Flashcards
0 - adolescent (10 cards)
Social development (0-18 months): 3 months
A child recognises its mother
Social development (0-18 months): 8 months
The child is shy with strangers
Social development (0-18 months): by 1 year
The child -father relationship is growing
What lays the basis for building a stable adult personality?
Early, close, emotional and physical contact with one person
Social development: 18 months -5 years
Early on children identify with and imitate their parents. Most parents discourage overdependence and aggressive outbursts
Social development: by 2 years
Children cannot play with others
Social development: by 3 years
Children are old enough for the give and take of games
Social development: 5-12 years
Most children have a best friend by the age of 5, but group games become increasingly important, and children begin questioning formerly accepted parental values
Social development: adolescence
Fast growth + sexual development confuse young teens. Conforming to their peers’ behaviour/fashions helps give a reassuring sense of identity.
Social development: adolescence (by 16)
By 16 most adolescents begin having romantic relationships and relationship with parents may start becoming more mature
