Ch 14 Flashcards
Punishment
Needs to be:
-given right away and every time the behaviour happens
-accompanied by an explanation & suggestions for future ways of behaving
-given by a person who the child has a warm relationship with
Divorce long term consequences
-emotional, behaviour, academic problems
-parental absence
economic hardship
conflict between rents
What can be beneficial for children of divorce:
-keep traditions alive for first year then slowly transition
-clearly defined roles
Parenting dimensions
Warmth and responsiveness:
-listening/ responsive
Control
-will be firm
Parenting styles
Authoritarian:
-low warmth/ high control
- can I go to party “no.”
Permissive:
-high warmth/ low control
-try to be their friend
Authoritative:
-high warmth/ high control
-best
Uninvolved:
-low warmth / low control
Findings on birth order
First born:
-rents are more strict -spend lots time with you
-harder on them academically
Become: more responsible and better in school
Last born:
-more social
-more funny
-more popular
Only child:
-benefits of older sibling but not of last born
Middle:
-not as much info
Parallel play
Play near eachother but don’t interact
Associative play
Children play tgt but have diff ideas and goals
Cooperative play
Playing together
Make believe play
Effects:
language
memory
executive function
understanding others thots/ beliefs/ feelings
Peers can help with:
-social skills
-sense of belonging
- identity formation
Friendships
-can learn a lot about yourself
-makes you loyal
-you learn intimacy
-you chose friends based on similarity/values
Groups determined by peer nominations
Popular:liked by everyone
Controversial: “popular” very liked by some, unliked by some
Average: the mean
Rejected: disliked by most
Neglected: weren’t mentioned
