PSY 171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: 18 Months, Longitudinal Study
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Results in better understanding and dealing with emotions in kids. Teaches self-control, and self-regulation for kids who are disadvantaged, children live below poverty line and deal with struggling parents. Teaches them how to understand feelings, and help them identify what is upsetting them. Bierman (2008); 4 year olds, paths vs. control. Whether they know it or not, schools have a significant impact on social and emotional development in children. Competence, caring, confidence, connection, character, then contribution. Teacher roles help cultivate autonomy and relationships. Transition between schools can be hard; big fish in small pond vs small fish in big pond, from middle school to high school, or elementary to middle school. School- family links: family being engaged and involved help children. We"re going to look at how children use media and how much time is spent on this. 40% of infants get one hour of tv screen time in a day. Young children are interacting with different screen media more.