Self-Esteem
What are the 5 domains that the Self-Perception Profile for Children uses to measure a child’s self-esteem in middle childhood?
Scholastic competence, athletic competence, social acceptance, behavioural conduct, and physical appearance.
What is friendship?
A voluntary relationship based on mutual liking between two people
What is one way that parents can model good emotion regulation for their children?
Parents express positive emotions, feelings of warmth and concern for others (Parents behave prosocially themselves).
What is the term for goal-directed behaviour that respects the rights of others, in contrast to externalized behaviour meant to harm others?
Assertiveness
When Parents are working and unable to be with children after school, what services will they look into?
After School Care
What is a developmental difference between preschoolers and children in middle childhood in how they evaluate their self-worth?
Children in middle childhood develop multiple domain-specific self-esteems compared to younger children, who tend to evaluate their self-esteem across all domains the same.
What is prejudice?
A negative view of others based on their membership in a specific group
For children to behave prosocially, what type of skills do children need?
Perspective-taking: Taking another person’s point of view
Empathy: Feel other person’s emotions
Bullying and aggression are more likely to occur at what stage?
Younger children
How does Conflict between parents developmentally affect children?
Emotionally insecure, causes stress and anxiety
Why does Sarah (hypothetical 8 year old child) have a higher self-esteem than their classmate Annie?
Sarah’s parents constantly communicate positive messages and are open to discussing the rules with her, and the social comparisons she makes has led her to realize she is good at many things compared to her classmates.
What are the three main outcomes of children’s popularity and rejection?
Academic achievement, social skill, self-worth
What type of situations influence children’s prosocial behaviour?
Feeling responsible for the person in need
Feel competent to help
Have to be in the mood
What are the three main impacts of aggressive behaviour on children?
Television, families and abuse from other children
What is a family that consists of grandparents and grandchildren without the presence of the children’s parents?
A Skip Generation Family
Which of the 5 domains becomes more clear and well-defined throughout middle childhood?
Scholastic competence; children in this age group are exposed to many opportunities in classroom to evaluate their academic standing in their classes.
What is Free the Children?
Canadian group that is dedicated to protecting the rights of children and are are involved in investigations of rights violations, public education, systemic policy and service reviews
What is prosocial behaviour?
Doing something to benefit, help or care for someone else. Believe people’s feelings are important
According to Bandura's social cognitive theory, how do children learn violent behaviour?
Observing it in real life or on the television.
Although the number of fathers receiving custody has increased in recent times, who do children primarily live with?
Their Mothers
What are 2 developmental social and emotional challenges that children with low self-esteem experience?
Problems forming relationships with peers, antisocial behaviour, and/or psychological disorders.
What theory explains how perspective-taking improves in childhood?
Piaget’s Theory
How can parents foster prosocial behaviour in their children?
Use reasoning as the primary form of discipline
Express emotions appropriately
Behave prosocially themselves
Reward prosocial behaviour
Where is bullying more predominant in the school setting?
Outdoors on the playground
Is it in the child's best interest to ONLY live with the mother? True or False
False