PSYC 2076 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sibling Rivalry, William Damon, Learned Helplessness
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14: friends & family: friendships in preschool and middle childhood. Preschooler"s friendships: around age 3, children develop real friendships. Based on companionships, play, entertainment, shared activities: with age, preschooler"s view of friendship evolves- see friendships as a stable relationship beyond immediate moment. Trust, support, shared interests: playing together remains an important part of all preschoolers" friendships, categorizing play. At the beginning of the preschool years, children typically engage in functional play beginning of pre-school years simple, repetitive activities. By age 4, children typically engage in constructive play manipulating objects to produce, build something. Constructive play allows children to test developing cognitive skills, practice motor skills, problem solve, and learn to cooperate. Parallel play similar toys, but play separately. Onlooker play watching others play: associative play interaction limited to sharing, borrowing materials or toys, cooperative play- playing together taking turns, negotiating rules. Older preschoolers engage more in constructive play than in functional play.
