Social Development

Question 1

What are the three stages of play?

Answer 1

Solo play
parallel play
cooperative play

Question 1

What is solo play?

Answer 1

when an infant plays on their own because they havn’t developed their social skills to play with other infants

Question 2

What does solo play help an infant to do?

Answer 2

Explore the environment at their own pace
become self-reliant
focus their attention

Question 3

What is parallel play?

Answer 3

When an infant plays alongside other children, don’t share their toys, engrossed in their own activity

Question 4

What is cooperative play?

Answer 4

Children play with other children, share toys, make friends because they have developed social and language skills

Question 5

What are the practical benefits of friendships?

Answer 5

• help with traumatic life events , eg, death
• help maintain a healthy lifestyle, eg, encourage to exercise and eat healthy

Question 6

What are the emotional benefits of friendships?

Answer 6

• help avoid loneliness
• reduce stress and depression
• sense of belonging, increase self esteem and self image

Question 7

What are the effects of peer pressure?

Answer 7

They can encourage risky behavior, alcohol, drugs, unprotected sex

Question 8

How can adolescents resist peer pressure?

Answer 8

Talk to a trusted adult - provide emotional support, educate them on risky behaviours
- Find confidence and strength to say no
- find friends with similar values and will not encourage risky behaviour

Question 9

What are the two types of relationships

Answer 9

informal- between family and friends, promote positive self-concept, emotional attachment
formal - between colleagues, or pupil and teacher, no emotional attachment

Question 10

How does an infant develop independence?

Answer 10

• Start to eat or walk on their own

Question 11

How does a child gain independence?

Answer 11

Choose what to wear, get dressed on their own, make friends at school