SOCIAL HEALTH OMWD
This is an important stage for children, and it brings with it increased individual freedoms
Social development in the middle years
children who have experienced significant stress or abuse are more likely to misinterpret ambiguous faces as BLANK and can experience greater brain responses to angry faces than children who have not had these experiences
ANGRY
Studies show that children who feel disconnected from parents/caregivers, friends or other caring adults in the community have BLANK optimism, self-efficacy, self-esteem and empathy.
On the other hand, children who are socially connected tend to have BLANK relationships with their family and peers. They also have better social skills, better behaviour, higher self-confidence, and they generally develop better academic and leadership skills
lower
better
Canadian studies show that an optimal time for parents and caregivers to begin having career discussions with their children is when they are in Grade BLANK. During these discussions, it is important to emphasize the importance of connecting with other people, and making a contribution to society
5 and 6
In early adolescence, peer BLANK peaks. The acceptance and approval of peers becomes extremely important to children, and is associated with their sense of self and self-worth.
The self-esteem of children at this stage is more closely tied to social BLANK and how they feel about their physical appearance than how confident they are in their blank and blank abilities.
conformity
acceptance
cognitive and academic
Throughout the middle years, children become better at remembering unfamiliar ?
faces
BLANK is the the ability to understand, at an emotional level, what others are feeling. “Perspective-taking” involves the ability, at a cognitive level, to see situations and events from the BLNAK of others
empathy
POV of others
Social wellbeing for Indigenous peoples is directly linked to family and extended family and includes the wellbeing of BLANK
Consequently, for Indigenous children, social connectedness is BLANK. For example, relationships among the Inuit are based on mutual interdependence, including collaborative partnerships, extended family kinship patterns and relationships within the BLANK family.
Communities
central
immediate
Being over- or under-controlling, being too permissive, demanding unquestioning obedience, and giving negative or ambiguous feedback, weak communication and weak affectionate bonding can all threaten healthy identity exploration. BLANK style also has an impact on self-consciousness and self-confidence, and behaviour in children
parenting styles
Parents, caregivers and other caring adults should also be aware that children with disabilities can also be targets of bullying, with an occurrence rate ranging from BLANK per cent in elementary school to blank in middle school (about 1.5 times the national average).2
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children can identify many intense expressions of emotion by age BLANK (particularly happy faces), they are still prone to misidentifying certain emotions and their ability to identify subtle expressions of emotion is still quite immature.
AGE FIVE
One of the most significant social developments in middle years children occurs when changes in the brain result in the strengthening of both BLANK AND BLANK
empathy and perpective taking
BLANK learning is a learning approach that helps children to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills required to identify and manage their emotions, understand others’ perspectives, show empathy and achieve positive goals, and develop and sustain positive relationships.
social and emotional
warm but firm, structured parenting with consistent rules and high expectations for behaviour. Research has shown that this will result in better conduct and behaviour, social competence and academic achievement.
authoritative parenting
On average, it is estimated that BLANK per cent of students are involved in bullying as a victim, perpetrator or both.
As the use of technology increases (up to 97 per cent of children ages 6-17 access the Internet regularly), BLANK harassment and BLANKbullying are also becoming more common.
Distinct features of cyberbullying believed to increase its risk for harm include the vast potential audience of online BLANK , difficulties with parental BLANK of online activity, as well as the “lBLANK” of technology and nearly unlimited access to BLANK.
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online and cyberbullying
content, supervision, long reach, victims
.Between the ages of BLANK their sensitivity to subtle expressions of surprise, disgust and fear improves.
5-10 years old
helps to strengthen the networks in the brain that support prosocial behaviour and safe decision-making.
Increased perspective taking
5 benefits of social and emotional learning that have been found for students with and without behavioural problems:
1support improved connectedness to school
2academic achievement
3planning, decision-making and problem-solving skills
4mental health and wellbeing (including mental health literacy)
5later employability
BLANKS play an increasingly important role in the development of a sense of belonging, connectedness and self-worth during the middle years. During this time, children often develop one deep BLANK with someone who, in addition to being a playmate, becomes someone of trust and confidence.
Children who have supportive BLANKS have higher self-esteem, and sharing feelings and experiences with BLANKscan provide emotional support and protection from loneliness and social exclusion
friends and friendships!
Approximately BLANK of early adolescents report having had a special romantic relationship. Typically, these relationships are BLNAK and do not advance beyond handholding and kissing.
Children who start romantic involvement too early or who do not follow this social path may have greater difficulties developing AND BLANK
one quarter
short lived
maintaining healthy romantic relationships
After age 10, they become more sensitive to expressions of BLANK AND BLANK
anger and sadness
During the middle years, children develop a sense of belonging — a connectedness to people and places of importance. This begins with parents/caregivers and family, and extends to friends and then out into the community. THIS IS BLANK CONNECTEDNESS
social connectedness
Middle childhood is also a time when children start to develop a sense of BLANK. They are learning to contribute and share responsibility in their social and physical environment. They are also learning to treat others fairly, and better understand rights and responsibilities.1
social responsibility
As children get older, greater priority is given to social activities with their peers. Friendships become increasingly important, and early forms of BLANK relationships sometimes emerge.
dating
As children develop through the middle years, they start to understand the difference between friendships and BLANK relationships.
By age BLANK, there is increased awareness and thinking about romantic relationships, and between ages BLANK , children become more interested in romance.
These interests are often explored during activities such as BLANKS which allow children the opportunity to explore their emerging romantic feelings in a less awkward manner.
Helping children build healthy and positive, inclusive friendships can support their development of healthy positive romantic relationships later on in life.
Research shows that secure, trusting relationships with peers in the middle years are associated with later BLANK and deeper connection with romatic partners. Children who have positive peer experiences during the middle years are more likely to participate in long-term committed relationships in BLANK
romantic
9, 11-14
sports, movies and dances
later, adulthood