Early Social Skills
Stages of Psychosocial Development
Guidance & Discipline: Teaching Social Skills
Teaching Pro social Skills
Promoting Healthy Brain Growth
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What is the prime factor in the development of social skills?
Attachment
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What is Erikson's sense of basic trust?
If infants needs are not met consistenly, or met in a harsh manner, they may decide that the world is unfriendly and develop mistrust instead of trust.
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Why do toddlers need limits?
Because they can't see these boundaries, toddlers need to test in order to discover them.
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What is an example of prosocial behaviors?
Empathy, Sympathy, Friendliness, Cooperation, Caring and Comforting.
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Looking at what a children can do versus what they cannot do is crucial for the child's placement in a program. True or False
True
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What is an example of Imitation?
Opening up eyes wide, sticking out their tongue, etc.
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What are Erikson's first three psychosocial stages of development?
Trust versus Mistrust, Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt, and Initiative versus Guilt.
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What determines your discipline techniques?
Your guidance techniques determines your discipline techniques. But remember, not one technique may always work.
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What is pro social behavior?
A significant social skill, this includes actions toward or interactions with another person with no thought of rewards for oneself
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Descriptive profiles and an individualized family service plan help a child's self esteem how?
These focus on the child's strengths more then their weaknesses, and they look at what the child can do over what they can't. This gives the child a stronger self esteem.
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What is stranger anxiety?
When infants show fear when people they don't know are present.
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How could you, as a caregiver, help a child manage their feelings separation brings?
State the situation, state the child's feelings, be available but not pushy, be sensitive to the child's responses.
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Why aren't infants disciplined?
Infants are limited by their own limitations
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Why are prosocial behaviors important encourage in young children?
It promotes successful peer interaction in the present and a more peaceful world in the future.
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What experiences foster a child's self esteem?
Secure relationships, attachment, successful accomplishment of tasks, and the stability of a personal base within themselves.
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What is an example of an early social childhood behavior?
Synchrony
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What is the ages of Erikson's first three psychosocial stages of development?
Trust versus Mistrust, 0-1 years Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt, 1- 3 years Iniative versus Guilt, 3-6 years.
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Is always avoiding discipline a good technique? True or False
False
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The child who is the aggressor needs less attention then the child whose the victim. True or False?
False, the aggressor and victim need an equal amount of attention.
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Who is the pioneer in planning environments for infants and toddlers?
J. Ronald Lally
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How does nonverbal social gestures effect how infants will be viewed by their peers?
Infants who show more friendly gestures have an easier time creating relationships, while when aggressive or unfriendly gestures are shown, they could be less liked by peers and have a harder time creating relationships
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Why is learning to cope with fears and other feelings around separation considered an important social skill?
When young children learn to cope with the fears of serparation, they gather feelings of mastery, and trust expands to include others in social relationships.
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Why do infants bite? And what is a way to prevent it?
Biting can happen when the infant wants to express love, or other feelings or is modeled for them. A way to prevent this is, to help the child redirect the urge, show the child a new way to express their feelings, or if it is due to modeled the behavior, try to cut out the behavior.
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what are three examples of conflict resolution that could be practiced in the classroom?
Encourage young children to talk to each other, give them words they may need, help them to see one anothers point of view, help them to decide on some kind of conclusion, praise their efforts.
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What are the seven "gifts" that are vital for healthy brain growth and social development?
1)Nuturance, 2)Support, 3)Security, 4)Predictability, 5)Focus, 6)Encouragement, 7)Expansion.
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