pre-school period Flashcards
-Mastered task of primary socialization
PRESCHOOL PERIOD
-Marked physical and emotional growth
-Between 2 and 6 years of age
-Control bowel and urine, dress, feed, and control temper)
most of the time
-Many in school-like settings (nurseries and day care)
-PRESCHOOL PERIOD
developmental milestones in preschool period
Language and Cognition
Emotional and Social Behavior
Use sentences
- Begin to think symbolically
- Egocentric thinking
- Do not understand causal relations
language and cognition
preoccupied with illness and injury, parent
must examine and take care of every injury
Band-Aid Phase
Can express complex emotions (love, unhappiness, jealousy,
and envy)
- Emerging capacity for cooperation and sharing
-Develop division between what they want and what they
are told to do
Emotional and Social Behavior
sets tone for moral sense of “right and
wrong”
Evolving conscience
Until 7 years, experience rules as———-for their own sake
“absolute” and as existing
depends on child rearing practice (favoritism);
influence relationships with peers and authorities
Sibling Rivalry
- helps children distinguish reality from fantasy
- reflects level of social development
Play
- in above average intelligence;
disappear by age 12
Imaginary Companions
solitary play; parallel play
2.5 yrs to 3yrs
associative play
3yrs
cooperative play
4 yrs