general emotional development of -six year olds
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General Emotional Development of -six year olds •Starting school introduces them to new adults and children
•Assume more responsibility
•Realize they are no longer a baby
•Independence and self worth
Four Year olds
Specific Emotions 4-6 year olds need help
recognizing and expressing specific emotions
Self Confidence Anger Fear Jealousy
Self Confidence As children find success their
confidence will grow The feeling of self worth and
independence will lead to children taking initiatives.
Initiatives – motivation to accomplish tasks
Anger Show anger freely Frequency will decrease from 4 to 6 Disagreements with other children is
the most common reason for anger. Parents are also object of a child anger. They way kids express their anger
varieschild’s personalityhow their parents express anger
Anger 4 year old – Physically fight, threaten to
get even
5 year old – hurt the other Childs feelings
6 year old – sting with their words. Tease, insult, nag and make fun of others.
Fear Well developed imagination, and many
of their fears center on imaginary things like ghosts, monsters, robbers, vampires. Afraid of the dark and fear being left alone or abandoned.
Afraid of school, the children, a bully at school
How to overcome fears Accept the fear.
Let the child express the fear without ridicule.
Help the child feel able to face the fear.
Jealousy Sibling rivalry is common Do not compare one child to another.
Causes damage to the child’s self-esteem.
Signs of jealousy: tattling, criticizing, boasting, nail biting, bed wetting, and tantrums
As caregivers we can empathize and give extra attention
Children and Stress Stress is very real and varies One in three children suffer from stress Possible causes of stress? Stress Indicators
› Moodiness, headaches, nail biting› Clingy, distant, stuttering, restlessness
Read Heath Tip – page 465
Competition Good Individual effort Promotes higher standard Interest in completing
tasks Realistic view or own
ability in relation to others
Encourages speed in accomplishment
Helps kids to excel and prepare for the adult world.
Bad Success depends on the
ability to out do others Leads to hostile
relations with others Results in lack of effort
for those who don’t win Points out children’s
inadequacies Lowers status and self-
esteem of those who lose.
Competition 6years olds hate to lose and don’t take
constructive criticism well. Cheat in order to not lose If the child doesn’t take losing well,
stop competitive games for awhile. They will out grow it.
Caregivers we need to be good sports so children learn to lose graciously
Competition When grouping children for teams DO
NOT let the kids pick their own team. Equal playing time – everyone needs a
chance to play
Teamwork and Cooperation Prefer cooperative over competitive
play Not playing cheering. Share by passing the ball to each other Teach children to not compare
themselves to others Compare their skills now to the past
How do you determine what is the right thing to do when faced with a moral question?
How do you choose whether to take that action or a different course?
Targets Describe the social development in
children ages 4 to 6 Describe a child’s relationship to family
at ages 4 to 6 Create strategies for helping children
develop a sense of right and wrong Debate ways of handling outside
influences on children’s behavior.
General Social Patterns Children four to six are learning to get
along with peers Developing social skills with people
outside of their family Accepting authority from new people The rate at which children learn social
skills will vary, but there are general patterns
Four Form friendships Prefer cooperative play instead of
alone Best in groups of three or four Share toys and take turns Bossy and inconsiderate so fights can
happen Family is still the most important Ask for approval
Five Outgoing and
talkative Play in groups of
five or six Quarrel less but
resort to name calling and threats
Respect others belongings
Acceptance from peers is important
They don’t want to be different and fear being made fun of
Gossip- who has what toys, friends, etc
Six Aggressive, threatening, and stubborn Their way is the right way No longer want to share Become jealous of others belongings Best friends are the same sex, but can
play in mixed groups Friendships are longer lasting Group games but once tired of it will
drop out with no regard to the team.
What is your earliest memory of being in a group? Was it a neighborhood group, school, etc. How did the group treat children that did not belong in it?
Family Relationships Four year old- strong sense of family.
Perform household chores. Argue with siblings
Five year old – family is important. Play better with siblings and even protect.
Six year old – less harmonious with family. Self-centered, their needs come first. Argumentative. Fight with siblings.
Comprehension check At which age is family likely to be most
important four, five or six? At which age would you say children
are easiest to get along with four, five, or six? Why?
Why are six year olds less in harmony with family members than four and five year olds?
Moral Development Base your behavior on your beliefs of
right and wrong. Parents responsibility to help shape Between five and seven children begin
to develop a conscience, inner sense of what is right and wrong.
This leads to good behavior or guilt feeling when they do something wrong.
Valued Group Member Popular
› Considerate› Cooperative› Generous› Sharing› Cheerful› Good sense of
humor
Unpopular› Tease› Insult› Tattle› Bully› Stingy› Bossy› Cry win they lose› Gloat when they
win
Lying Starting to learn the difference
between truth and lies. May exaggerate the truth Help separate fact from fiction Do not punish for children using their
imagination Need to learn that telling the truth is
important because others rely on what you say
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Why do kids lie? Fearful of the consequences Punishment should not be so severe
that kids feel it necessary to lie. Avoid confrontations Ask questions in a non threatening way
Ask the Experts Page 474
Critical Thinking Richard’s mother found
out that Richard had lied about eating candy. His mother said that he had to be punished but she wasn’t sure what his punishment would be. Later, she told Richard that she had decided he would set the punishment
Guidelines for Moral Development
Page 473
Handling Outside Influences Peer influence will increase Pick up words and speech patterns Children need to learn that each family
has its own set of rules
Television Some shows may reflect values that go
against what the family beliefs are. TV rating system Television rating system cartoons with fantasy violence
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