1. Social Development
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2. Introduction
Social development refers to the developing ability to live with and relate to others.
It is very closely related to emotional development and in many textbooks the two areas of development are covered together
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3. Theorists Freud, Erikson, Bandura and Piaget are the main ones
Freud –psychosexual stages
Erikson-psychosocial stages
Bandura-Social learning theory
Piaget-moral reasoning
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4. Components
Socialisation-the process by which children learn to live according to the values, rules and expectations of the society in which they live
Relating to others-play and sharing
Social Skills-becoming independent in activities of daily living
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5. Stages of Play Solitary play Parallel play Associative play
Co-operative play
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6. Behaviour
Behaviour is strongly influenced by all three components of social development
They learn the rules and values through socialisation
How they relate to others-sharing, respecting, turn taking all learned through play
Eating properly, being polite all part of social skills.
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7. Adult role Being a positive role model
Providing age and stage appropriate activities
Being aware of stage of development
Encouraging and supporting the mastering of social skills
Boosting self confidence
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8. Ages and Stages Learner activity:
Create a chart of ages and stages from text books
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