PSYB21H3 Lecture : PSYB21_March 22.docx
Document Summary
Future teachers need to know about children"s peer relations because: Peer: a child of equal age or maturity. Opportunity for play and exploring new roles: ex. what is it like to be a leader, to try what others suggested. Opportunity for learning and practicing social skills. An important role in forstering school engagement, motivation, and information about behavioural norms and expectations achievement: kids who hang out together influence one another positively and negatively and achieve similar academic levels. Popular children tend to be friendly, helpful, good-natured, cooperative, sensitive, do well in school, obey riles. Other rejected children may not be aggressive but may simply be withdrawn and submissive: peer rejection has been linked to academic difficulties and dropout. Very young children: through play in play kids learn to take perspectives, follow/lead, express emotions, build relationships, solve conflicts. Kinda takes on skills that they"ll take in real life. Neglected and rejected children may sometimes benefit from social skills training program.