SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTImportant Factors: Attachment Parenting styles CHILD CARE Child abuse Neglect SELF ESTEEM

BELLRINGER Please pass up your hw. Be prepared to answer the following

discussion question:

How important is it for a child to have a parent who frequently holds, hugs, and cuddles them when they are an infant? Is that time being held necessary for healthy development?

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

ATTACHMENT Emotional and physical ties that form

between people (animals)

DEVELOPMENT OF ATTACHMENT Initially infants want to be held, by

ANYONE, rather than be alone By 4 months usually attached to main

caregiver, usually MOTHER, and cry when separated

ATTACHMENT….Stranger Anxiety- By 8 months some

infants show a fear of STRANGERSSeparation Anxiety- crying or otherwise

showing distress if their mothers leave them (even if only for a few moments)

EXPERIMENTS…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlfOecrr6kI

Imprinting:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGBqQyZid04

SECURE VS INSECURE ATTACHMENTSecure: Mothers (primary caregivers) who are

affectionate and RELIABLE securely attached child

*Secure children are happier, friendlier, and more cooperative. They are also less likely to MISBEHAVE and tend to do better in school

INSECURE ATTACHMENT

Unresponsive or unreliable caregiver Insecure child

DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONESBirth

Adolescence

BR: PARENTING QUESTIONUse pages 236-237

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECTMost parents are kind and LOVING

Neglect: failure to give a child adequate food, shelter, emotional support, or schooling

-more problems result from neglect than from abuse

*3 million children in the US are neglected

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ABUSE OR NEGLECTa. Stress, especially unemploymentb. History of ABUSEc. Acceptance of violence as a way of

copingd. Lack of ATTACHMENT to childe. Substance abusef. Rigid attitudes about child REARING

* Children often imitate their parent’s behavior, but it is possible to break the CYCLE

COMPLETE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING: My experiment with a one year old

proved (or disproved) Ainsworth’s research on separation anxiety because…

My experiment with a 3-6 year old show they did (or did not) fit with Piaget’s ________________ stage because…

The 6-8 year old child I did my experiment on did (or did not) fit with the appropriate stage for their age of Kolberg’s moral development as evidenced by….

One success I had with this project was…

One challenge I had with this project was…

RUBRIC Completed 1 experiment on a one year, at least

5 experiments on a 3-6 year old or 2 on a 6-8 year old

Clearly describe all experiments and results 40 pts

Describe any observations that may have altered the results of the survey 10 pts

Give a detailed explanation of what the results say about the cognitive development of the child using vocabulary words and info from text 30 pts

Include pictures or video 10 pts or more Overall project is neat with no grammar errors

10 pts

BELLRINGER1. Parenting style that combines warmth

with age appropriate rules and responsibilities

2. The process by which some animals form immediate attachment during a critical period

3. The value or worth people attach to themselves

4. The instinctual need to touch and be touched by something soft

5. The expression of love or esteem given only when an individual exhibits suitable behavior