LD Ch 6: social and emotional development in early childhood (3-6)

initiative vs guilt 

3rd stage Erik Erikson focuses on acquiring the self confidence to reach out to others for help or social development as well as achieving ability to do things independently

self concept

abstract cognitive idea of who you are, including all beliefs you have about yourself

personality

stable characteristics that appear across contexts

social comparisons

way they evaluate themselves in comparison to others

meta cognition

thinking about thinking

self regulation

ability to lower our emotional arousal and control emotional reactions

impulse control

ability to consider long term goals and short term pleasure

emotional coaching

supports emotional development rather than dismissing and disapproving

neurodiversity

any psychological, emotional, or sensory experience different from the majority

autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

neurodevelopmental disorder

gender schema theory

young children are regularly watching the world around them to better understand gender roles, expectations, and forms of expression

gender stability

most girls grow up to be girls and boys to boys

ethnic racial identity development

first milestone in ethnic labeling

authoritarian parenting

much discipline towards children

authoritative parenting

democratic parentingp

permissive parenting

high warmth but low structure

uninvolved parenting

low structure and low warmth

proximity

circumstance of living, schooling, or vacationing near each other and on a similar schedule so there is time for them to socialize

similarity

resemblance needed for friendship

prosocial behavior

interacting socially competently with others