The Self and Social Understanding
Personal Development: Children and adolescents acquire distinctive patterns of behaviour and build on self-understandings that initially emerge in infancy and the preschool years
Personality is shaped by…
Temperament
- Child’s general tendency to respond to and deal with environmental events in particular ways
- Influences their learning opportunities and the environmental factors which shape their personal and social development
- No single best temperament to maximize classroom achievement
Cultural Expectations
- Behaviours and beliefs which a cultural group values
Parental Influences
- Has significant impact on children’s personalities
- Three aspects include: parenting styles, attachment, child maltreatment
- Parenting styles: Authoritative, Authoritarian, Permissive, Uninvolved
Social Development: Young people come to better understand their fellow human beings, develop productive relationships with adults and peers, and gradually internalize their society’s standards for behaviours
Development of Peer Relationships
Roles of Peers in Children’s Development: Peer pressure
Role of Self: Children put pressure on themselves to do what they believe others expect them to do
Characteristics of Peer Relationships
*Friendships
*Larger social groups
*Gangs
*Romantic relationships
The 2nd Stage of "Selman's 5 Stages of Perspective Taking" applies to the grade 6 age:
Level 2: Self-Reflective (7- 12 years)
-Are able to “step into another person’s shoes”
-Can view their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviour from anothers perspective
-Others can do the same
Overall,
- Self-awareness, self-concept, and self–esteem are all important for the development of the self
- Identity exploration is important when we are discovering who we and for our overall well-being
- Understanding the position of others is important in understanding our social world
To help foster positive social skills in our classroom, we can:
*Provide numerous opportunities for social interaction and co-operation
*Help students interpret social situations accurately and productively
*Teach specific social skills, provide opportunities for students to practice them, and give feedback
*Label and praise appropriate behaviours
*Establish and enforce firm rules for acceptable classroom behaviour
Among Diverse Groups….
*Set up situations in which students can form new friendships
*Minimize or eliminate barriers to social interaction
*Encourage and facilitate participation in extracurricular activities
*Develop non-disables students understand of students with special needs
*Help change the reputation of formally antisocial students
*Encourage a general feeling of respect for others
Activities:
Comic Creation (with www.Bitstripsforschools.com)
·To foster positive social interaction in the classroom
·Focuses on collaborative group work, initiating social interactions. Teacher can manipulate groups in order to foster diversity among students and develop peer relationships.
Getting Involved
Finding an extra-curricular activity (club, sport) your child enjoys can aid in confidence and self-esteem building. As well, it contributes to your child's socialization and encourages them to meet and interact with other children.
Personality is shaped by…
Temperament
- Child’s general tendency to respond to and deal with environmental events in particular ways
- Influences their learning opportunities and the environmental factors which shape their personal and social development
- No single best temperament to maximize classroom achievement
Cultural Expectations
- Behaviours and beliefs which a cultural group values
Parental Influences
- Has significant impact on children’s personalities
- Three aspects include: parenting styles, attachment, child maltreatment
- Parenting styles: Authoritative, Authoritarian, Permissive, Uninvolved
Social Development: Young people come to better understand their fellow human beings, develop productive relationships with adults and peers, and gradually internalize their society’s standards for behaviours
Development of Peer Relationships
Roles of Peers in Children’s Development: Peer pressure
Role of Self: Children put pressure on themselves to do what they believe others expect them to do
Characteristics of Peer Relationships
*Friendships
*Larger social groups
*Gangs
*Romantic relationships
The 2nd Stage of "Selman's 5 Stages of Perspective Taking" applies to the grade 6 age:
Level 2: Self-Reflective (7- 12 years)
-Are able to “step into another person’s shoes”
-Can view their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviour from anothers perspective
-Others can do the same
Overall,
- Self-awareness, self-concept, and self–esteem are all important for the development of the self
- Identity exploration is important when we are discovering who we and for our overall well-being
- Understanding the position of others is important in understanding our social world
To help foster positive social skills in our classroom, we can:
*Provide numerous opportunities for social interaction and co-operation
*Help students interpret social situations accurately and productively
*Teach specific social skills, provide opportunities for students to practice them, and give feedback
*Label and praise appropriate behaviours
*Establish and enforce firm rules for acceptable classroom behaviour
Among Diverse Groups….
*Set up situations in which students can form new friendships
*Minimize or eliminate barriers to social interaction
*Encourage and facilitate participation in extracurricular activities
*Develop non-disables students understand of students with special needs
*Help change the reputation of formally antisocial students
*Encourage a general feeling of respect for others
Activities:
Comic Creation (with www.Bitstripsforschools.com)
·To foster positive social interaction in the classroom
·Focuses on collaborative group work, initiating social interactions. Teacher can manipulate groups in order to foster diversity among students and develop peer relationships.
Getting Involved
Finding an extra-curricular activity (club, sport) your child enjoys can aid in confidence and self-esteem building. As well, it contributes to your child's socialization and encourages them to meet and interact with other children.