peer relationships Flashcards
functions of play
-learning and practicing empathy
-cognitive and language development
-enhancing motor development and skills
-promoting emotional regulation and positive emotions
social play
parallel play, associative play, cooperative play
parallel play
children engaged in similar activities but play independently
associative play
children share toys, but do not have a shared goal
cooperative play
child plays with peers in an organized activity with a shared goal
non-social types of play
unoccupied play, onlooker play, solitary play
unoccupied play
child briefly watches things in the environment
onlooker play
child watches other children play and asks questions but does not join
solitary play
child plays alone
role of technology in friendships
social media, instant messaging, and texting are important for peer interactions
rich-get-richer hypothesis
internet is beneficial to those who are already proficient using it
social compensation hypothesis
online communication benefits lonely and socially anxious youths
friendships
enhances friendship quality, and allows depressive youths to make friends and express feelings
functions of friendships
-support and validation
-social and cognitive skill development
gender differences in friendships
girls desire closeness and dependency and worry about abandonment
popular children characteristics
cooperative, social, friendly, helpful, sensitive to others
rejected children characteristics
liked by some by disliked by many
-anxious, depressed, overly aggressive
neglected children characteristics
-withdrawn but are relatively socially competent, less sociable and avoid aggression
-timid, socially anxious, isolated, lonely, depressed
controversial children
-liked by some peers and disliked by some
-characteristics of both popular and unpopular children
average children
possess characteristics of both popular and rejected group
role of parents in children’s peer relationships
monitoring and coaching
monitoring
monitoring social interactions, allowing engagement in social and extracurricular activities, knowing who and where their child is
coaching
teaching strategies for making friends and emotional coaching
