CH 10: Emotional and Social in Middle Childhood

School years: Develop what?

industriousness

School years: Better at what?

Social understanding

School years: Rely on _______ for support

friends

School years: Changes in _______________________________

parent-child relationship

Develop confidence, pride, responsibility, and teamwork skills?

Industry

Feel incapable, lack of confidence, affected by criticism?

Inferiority

Changes in self-concept: Focus on _______________

skills and traits

Changes in self-concept: More detailed, realistic ________________

self-descriptions

Changes in self-concept: Better at ___________________

perspective taking

Changes in self-concept: Compare _____ to others

self

Changes in self-concept: Refer to ______________

social groups

Changes in self-concept: __________ influenced by culture

content

Self esteem is affected by what?

gender, culture, and ethnicity

For self esteem, parenting _______

matters

Authoritative parenting results in what?

High self esteem

Praise effort → traits seem as changeable?

Process praise

Praise traits→ implies fixed abilities?

Person praise

Media shapes what?

self esteem

Self esteem for girls in middle childhood is what?

less confident in looks, and better in language/friends

Self esteem for boys look like what?

Better at math/science

African-american = __________ self esteem

higher

Self esteem better when ________________ reflects child’s background

community

What does good parenting look like?

Authoritative

What does bad parenting look like?

controlling, disapproving, overly indulgent parents

Parenting= too much praise →?

inflated self esteem

Encourage working toward goals =?

builds real self-esteem

Learned helpless ness: Parents doubting child =?

more helplessness

Mastery Oriented: Teach kids to try ______ and use better strategies

harder

Mastery Oriented: Focus on __________ for its own sake, and not competing with others

learning

Pride and guilt tied to ______________________________

personal responsibility

Understanding emotions = ?

see internal feelings, mixed emotions, more empathy

Self regulation =?

Better with social interactions, builds confidence in managing emotions

See problems as changeable → figure out solutions?

Problem centered

When problem can’t be changed → manage feelings privately?

Emotion-centered

Kids first favor people like them, may show _____ against others

bias

During early school years, children link _______ to white people

power

During early school years, children link ____________ to minorities

negative views

How can one reduce prejudice in middle childhood?

Kids from different groups working together, teach that people can change, and voluteering

Peer groups in middle childhood are formed by what?

closeness and similarity

Shared words, clothes, hangouts?

Peer culture

Peer groups include what?

relational aggression and exclusion

What type of qualities in friendships matter in middle childhood?

Trust and personal

In middle childhood, kids choose friends like ___________

themselves

Friendships in middle childhood are stable and last _______

years

Friends influence what?

behavior and development

Peer acceptance is based on what?

If other classmates like or don’t like them

Peer acceptance is influenced by what?

child traits and parenting

Which type of kids are well-adjusted?

Popular prosocial and neglected kids

Many likes → prosocial and antisocial?

popular

Many dislikes → aggressive or withdrawn?

Rejected

Liked/disliked by many?

controversial

Rarely noticed?

Neglected

Middle of the class?

average

How can one help rejected children?

Teach positive skills, change peers’ negative ideas, and address harmful parenting practices

Mostly boys; aggressive and socially powerful?

Bullies

Passive, few friends, shy, physically weak, and overprotected by parents?

Victims

Help victim make friends, enforce anti-bullying, and teach bystanders to step in?

Interventions

Gender identity: Boys = ?

stronger masculine identity

Gender identity: Girls =?

More androgynous and explore options

Kids notice society values ___________ traits more

masculine

What are the short term effects of parental divorce?

Conflict, money stress, disrupted routines, kids react differently

What are the long term effects of parental divorce?

Some adjustment, affect school, self-esteem lower, and relationship views

How to help kids during parental divorce?

Protect from conflict, keep routines, explain divorce, and stay in touch with both parents

Mom + Step dad =?

boys adjust faster and girls may struggle

Dad + Step mom =?

less father contact, girls/adolescents adapt slower