Social and Emotional Development in Children
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Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental processes of social and emotional development in children from infancy through adolescence. It examines key theories and research findings related to the formation of emotional regulation, attachment, self-concept, and peer relationships. Students will analyze the influence of family, culture, and educational settings on childrens social and emotional growth, and consider typical and atypical pathways of development. Emphasis is placed on understanding how social and emotional skills impact learning, behavior, and mental health, as well as strategies for supporting positive development in diverse contexts.
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Guiding Childrens Social Development and Learning 8th Edition by Marjorie Kostelnik
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Chapter 1: Making a Difference in Children's Lives
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Q1) Adults can pretty well predict how long it will take for children to learn basic social skills such as how to share or how to resist temptation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Families are no longer as important to children as they once were.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Teaching a child how to offer help to another child is an example of Phase 3 of the Social Support Pyramid.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) By the time a child is 10 years old negative behavior patterns are so entrenched that they cannot be changed.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Establishing Positive Relationships with Infants and
Toddlers
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Q1) Why is it important to have a consistent caregiver for infants and toddlers?
Answer: Very young children build notions of what is expected behavior through day-to-day interactions with their caregivers. Frequent changes make this less likely to occur.
Q2) Crying is done for the purpose of communicating a need and drawing an adult near for assistance.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Sharon is two months old, and you are gazing into her eyes and talking to her. An older lady comments that babies that age can't talk. What would you do? What reply might you make?
Answer: Continue the interaction with the baby. Explain that babies look and move to the sound of your voice and enjoy your attention.
Q4) Ideally, infants and toddlers should develop a complete sense of trust in their world.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Building Positive Relationships through
Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) Mr. Grossman, who is in charge of a group of boys in a camp, has asked the boys to do a number of chores in the common area with which they are unfamiliar. Where should he be to give directions?
A) In the middle of the area, shouting the directions
B) Moving from group to group, standing two to four feet away from the children to whom he is speaking
C) On the hill nearby so he can see everything
D) Anywhere, as long as the kids can hear
Answer: B
Q2) Children get better at decoding nonverbal messages as they get older.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) To convey warmth, the voice should be at your normal pitch, speed, and volume and be relaxed and melodious.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Promoting Children's Positive Sense of Self
through Verbal Communication
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Q1) What is the difference between self-concept and self-esteem?
Q2) Adults should not expect children to answer their reflections.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A child who judges himself to be good at games but a poor singer is probably at what age?
A) two years
B) four years
C) eight years
D) None of the above
Q4) Why can the same experience be interpreted differently by children of the same age who have differing self-perceptions?
Q5) Select the appropriate paraphrase reflection for the following situation: Child, "Look, teacher, I painted everything the same color."
A) "Good for you."
B) "I like the way you used all that purple."
C) "You must be pleased."
D) "Tell me about your painting."
E) "You painted your whole picture purple."
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Chapter 5: Supporting Children's Emotional Development and Learning
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Q1) What are the primary emotions, and in what order do they evolve?
Q2) "You don't feel much like listening, do you?"
A)True
B)False
Q3) A child who has learned to hide her emotions is probably what age?
A) infant
B) toddler
C) preschooler or kindergarten age
D) upper elementary age
Q4) "You're feeling pretty uncooperative right now."
A)True
B)False
Q5) "You're crossing the street all by yourself."
A)True
B)False
Q6) People are born with all the emotions they will ever have.
A)True
B)False
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Q7) What are ways you can help children cope with the strong emotions they sometimes experience?
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Chapter 6: Building Resilience in Children
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Q1) Transition time needed for most families to equilibrate following divorce is about 5-10 years.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How old are children when they first begin to manifest stress in reaction to the death of a significant other?
A) 3 months
B) 7 months
C) 18 months
D) 2 years
E) 3 years
Q3) Because children under age 6 tend to be egocentric and magical in their thinking, it is a better time for parents to divorce than to wait until children are older.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Black children are more likely than white children to have asthma.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How does T.V. contribute to the way children experience violence?
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Chapter 7: Play as a Context for Social Development and Learning
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Q1) Describe the relationship of gender to play.
Q2) The language is used in play as well as being a subject of play.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Why is adult understanding of an individual's style of play important?
Q4) Which of the following behaviors contribute to positive self-identity during play?
A) reads and sends nonverbal cues
B) contributes to the plans of others
C) establishes social status in the play group
D) negotiates roles and rules
Q5) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of play?
A) It's fun
B) It's extrinsically motivated
C) It's voluntary
D) It's a species behavior
E) It's not serious or focused on reality
Q6) How can adults help children to play at increasingly complex levels?
Q7) What is the function of the play frame?
Q8) Where does the violent content sometimes seen in play come from? Page 10
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Chapter 8: Supporting Children's Peer Relationships and Friendships
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Q1) Children's earliest friends are those who exhibit personality traits they admire. A)True
B)False
Q2) Coaching works well with both preschool- and elementary-age children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Being a friend and making friends are automatic and all children are equally successful in achieving the status of "friend."
A)True
B)False
Q4) One's attractiveness is highly correlated to one's desirability as a friend.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Design a friendship skit and identify the skill it addresses. Discuss how you would implement your skit with a group of children.
Q6) It is important to tell children in advance if their friend is moving away.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Influencing Children's Social Development by Structuring the Physical Environment
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Q1) A standard is the measure of quality or quantity or a method of goal attainment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Children in Mrs. Wang's group of toddlers are having tantrums with some regularity. What strategies, if any, should she use to minimize this loss of self-control?
A) Discuss alternative behaviors at group time and develop consequences for tantrums.
B) Increase the number of spaces for solitary play, provide duplicate materials, and try to ensure ample rest for the children.
C) Decrease the opportunity to run around and shorten the free choice time in the classroom.
D) Ask parents to teach their children how to act in the program and let them know that they will be asked to withdraw if they do not improve.
Q3) When the environment offers clear cues for behavior children of all ages are more likely to act appropriately.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the beneficial outcomes for children of having a regular schedule?
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Chapter 10: Fostering Self-Discipline in Children: Communicating Expectations and Rules
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Q1) Negative commands such as "Don't touch the stove" have little meaning for young children because they are unable to mentally reverse physical actions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) "You're having fun, but I'm worried that the rest of the children are getting mad about waiting in line. Come down from there." This is an ineffective personal message for the following reason:
A) The reflection is really an accusation.
B) The reflection has been contradicted by the word 'but'.
C) The adult's emotion is not strong enough for the situation.
D) The adult's reason is not connected to the problem behavior.
E) The whole message is too long.
Q3) A rule that can be described as reasonable is one about which both the child and the adult have a mutual understanding of what the rule means.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List the four questions adults should ask themselves before intervening to change children's behavior.
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Chapter 11: Fostering Self-Discipline in Children: Implementing
Solutions and Consequences
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Q1) When children are uncertain about adult expectations, what should adults do?
Q2) Put the following behaviors in order according to the Guidance Continuum from least adult support to most adult support.
1. The teacher adds an extra truck to the sand area so more children can play without conflict.
2. The teacher offers Saul a choice of which color of paint he wants for his painting.
3. The teacher institutes a cool down time for Karen, who is having a tantrum.
4. When two children argue over computer time, the teacher helps them negotiate a solution.
A) 1,2,3,4
B) 4,3,2,1
C) 2, 4,1,3
D) 2,1,3,4
E) 1,2,4,3
Q3) Within the structure of the skills you are learning, rules are stated as part of the personal message.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Handling Children's Aggressive Behavior
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Q1) Give an example of the pitfall 'taking sides', and tell why it is not a recommended process.
Q2) Identify four ineffective strategies for dealing with children's aggression and explain why each is ineffective.
Q3) Which of the following is an example of displacement as defined in your textbook?
A) Maddie is angry so she hits a stuffed animal.
B) Kirk is given toy soldiers to play with each day.
C) Hank is mad, so he stomps away from the table.
D) Sylvia grabs the rolling pin back from Marsha who is trying to take it away from her.
Q4) When four-year-old Lori repeatedly complains that another child is picking on her, the adult's best reaction is to have the children to work it out themselves.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Children remember aggressive models for only a short time after they have witnessed them.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Promoting Prosocial Behavior
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Q1) As children mature, their ability to share increases steadily.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Mrs. Schmidt wants to teach the children kindness. She is careful to say "thank you" when Greg gives her a valentine. Greg then says "thank you" when Erika gives him one. What is Greg's behavior an example of?
A) adherence
B) modeling
C) empathy
D) imitation
E) guilt
Q3) If Gretchen were in the second stage of prosocial behavior in question 5, how would you explain her behavior?
A) Gretchen had decided not to help.
B) Gretchen did not like Molly.
C) Gretchen was not aware that Molly needed help.
D) Gretchen is antisocial.
E) None of the above
Q4) List three reasons why older children find sharing easier than younger children.
Q5) Define the term prosocial behavior.
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Chapter 14: Fostering Healthy Attitudes about Sexuality and Diversity
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Q1) Which of the following is true of learning disabilities (LD), a major category of disabling conditions?
A) They are defined to include mental retardation, cerebral palsy (CP), epilepsy, or other adverse neurological conditions.
B) They are defined by significantly below-average intellectual functioning (IQ score of 70 or below).
C) They are said not to be due to visual, hearing, or physical disabilities, mental retardation, or emotional disturbance.
D) None of the above
Q2) Describe some guidelines adults may use in trying to assess whether or not a child is truly gifted or talented.
Q3) When children participate in a formal group setting, it is reasonable to expect them to perform similarly if they are the same age but of different ethnic backgrounds.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly define the term "Eurocentrism."
Q5) Describe how children acquire their concepts of race and ethnicity.
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Chapter 15: Making Ethical Judgments and Decisions
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Q1) Boys and girls are equally likely to become victims of sexual abuse.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Reporting a case of suspected child abuse results in automatic arrest of the suspects.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Differentiate between child abuse and neglect by defining each.
Q4) Identify the progression of steps one goes through when making a judgment.
Q5) An obsession is basically the same thing as a compulsion.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the difference between an ethical judgment and the day-to-day judgments described in Chapter 15.
Q7) Once you have reported a family for suspected child abuse, it is best to break all ties with them.
A)True
B)False
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Q8) Discuss the important factors in responding appropriately to a child who has disclosed abuse.