Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood Chapter 8 Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

The Family in Development What are the different types of families today?

Parents & Their Children What affects parenting? Parent’s characteristics Child’s characteristics Context

How would each parenting style react to a child with a messy room? Parenting Behavior Authoritarian Permissive Authoritative Uninvolved How would each parenting style react to a child with a messy room?

Siblings & Development

Children of Divorce Divorce consists of a sequence of events that often create behavioral and psychological problems in children.

Nonparental Child Care Au Pairs Nannies Day Cares

Developmental Outcomes of Day Care Depend on quality & quantity of daycare… HIGH QUALITY/MEDIUM QUANTITY Advanced social development More considerate More compliant Independent Higher IQ Better language abilities Advanced motor functions LOW QUALITY/HIGH QUANTITY Less secure attachment Reduced ability to work independently Ineffective use of time in Kindergarten Increased behavior problems Lower compliance

The Self Emerges

Gender Development Explanations Biological Social Learning Theory Cognitive Development Gender Schema Psychoanalytic-Identification

Acquiring Gender Identity FAMILY PEERS MEDIA

The Importance of Play 6 Categories of Play Unoccupied Play Solitary Play Onlooker Play Parallel Play Associative Play Cooperative Play

Developmental Aspects of Play Cognitive Social Emotional Hide & Seek-2 yr. old style Play sleeping Tetherball