1. Influences on Cognitive & Social Development
Human Development
Influences on Cognitive & Social Development

2. When do peers start having an influence?
Think back to your childhood
What was the earliest interaction you remember having with a peer?
Was it cooperative or conflictive?
Did you ever play pretend?
What role(s) did you tend you occupy?
What objects did you use to stand in for reality?
Were you ever rejected by a peer/group?
How did that transpire/does it still affect you?
Did you ever invent a game unique to you or peer group?
How did you know/enforce the rules?

3. Play Historical view – play is worthless and frivolous
Kids as mini-adults
Now – assimilation of ideas, schema formation, practice, active- not passive engagement, social benefits, conflict resolution, creativity, problem-solving and on and on
Definition – enjoyable activity that is unrelated to survival, production or profit

4. Read 268-269 in Cambridge Packet
Read in Oxford Packet

5. Deprivation of Attachment
What happens when circumstances prevent a child from forming attachments?
In such circumstances children become:
OBJECTIVE 14| Assess the impact of parental neglect, family disruption, and day care on attachment patterns and development.
Withdrawn
Frightened
Unable to develop speech

6. Prolonged Deprivation
If parental or caregiving support is deprived for an extended period of time, children are at risk for physical, psychological, and social problems, including alterations in brain serotonin levels.
TED - The Tragedy of Orphanages – 10 minutes

7. Day Care and Attachment
Quality day care that consists of responsive adults interacting with children does not harm children’s thinking and language skills.
However, some studies suggest that extensive time in day care can increase aggressiveness and defiance in children.

8. Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety peaks at 13 months of age, regardless of whether the children are home or sent to day care.