Social-Emotional Development
DeDe Charles
Temperment
- The way children react to their environment
- Factor-passivity,irrability, and activity patterns
- Passivity refers to how actively involved a child is with his or her environment
- Irritability is the childs tendencies to feel distressed
- Activity patterns refer to how much a child moves
Attachment
- The strong emotional connection that develops between people
- Many infants become attached to a small group of people who most likely take care of them
- Infants get anxiety at an early age
- Separation Anxiety-when a child protests because their caregiver is leaving
-first signs start at 6 months
-by 15 moths anxiety is very strong
- Children between 9 and 18 months will have problems beginning a child care program because of this (to prevent bring childs favorite toy or blanket)
Changes Over Time
Differences in Age Groups
Birth to Three Months
Three to Six Months
Six to Twelve Months
Twelve to Twenty-Four Months
- refined emotions
- distress shown by crying
Three to Six Months
- responds with smiles and laughter
- makes happy sounds
- tears while crying (different cries)
Six to Twelve Months
- active with caregivers
- expresses joy and happiness
- separation anxiety begins to show
Twelve to Twenty-Four Months
- become upset of something that might happen in the future
- more interested in exploring
- take interest in other children, doesn't interact as much though
- more aware of abilities
- more self-aware