Mildred Parten Stages of Play
Observation Methods
Albert Bandura
Parenting Styles
Attachment Theory
100

Playing Alone

What is Solitary Play

100

Observers writing exactly what the children say in a sequence

What is Narrative Running Record

100

Behavior rewarded in this way is highly persistent, reinforcement patterns defined as personality 

What is Partial Schedules
100

Highly demanding of their children, not responsive to children's needs. Low on nurturance and sympathy

What is Authoritarian Parenting

100

Child shows dazed behavior, confusion, or apprehension

What is Disorganized Disoriented Attachment

200

A Child is looking out of the window not paying attention in the classroom

What is Unoccupied Play

200

Out of the total time you are observing a child. The purpose of this observation method to identify behavior patterns.

What is Time Sampling

200

If this rule applies to all behavior, then it will also apply to attachment, shyness, sharing or competitiveness

What is behavior is strengthened by reinforcement

200
Warm yet in control, set clear limits

What is Authoritative Parenting

200

Child avoids contact with mother, especially at a reunion after an absence.

What is Detached Avoidant Attachment

300

Two Children playing side by side

What is Parallel Play

300

The observer must identify in advance what behaviors are being observed in the classroom which using check marks, or stick patterns to collect the information.

What is Frequency Counts

300

Many social behaviors are learned through watching others

What is children learn new behaviors/modeling

300

Children do not follow rules, little authority

What is Permissive Parenting

300

A child who feels safe and secure where trust is fully developed by the parents and caregivers

What is Secure Attachment 

400

Group of children building towers in the block construction corner

What is Cooperative Play

400

Observers rate one to five information that they have collected from the child. One - less severe and five - being more severe

What is Rating Scale

400
Internal standards and self concepts from reinforcement and modeling

What is Children learn not only overt behavior

400

A spoiled child who controls the house. Little Respect to parents and or caregivers

What is Permissive Parenting

400

Mothers who are responsive to their infants cues have infants who are more likely to be securely attached

What is Responsive & Attachment

500

Children playing and sharing toys together

What is Associative Play
500

Observer focuses on how long the behavior is occurring (amount of time how long it lasts)

What is a Duration Record

500

Learning behavior theorist

What is Albert Bandura

500

Yells does not respect the child. Very firm 

What is Authoritarian Parenting
500

The child does shows only a little exploration with the toys and is wary of the stranger

What is Resistant Ambivalent Attachement

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