Exam 8: Supporting Children's Peer Relationships and Friendships
Which of the following best describes children who are peer-rejected?
C
Design a friendship skit and identify the skill it addresses. Discuss how you would implement your skit with a group of children.
Friendship Skit: "The Power of Kindness"
Characters:
- Sarah and Emily, two best friends
- Alex, a new student
Sarah and Emily are playing at the park when they notice a new student, Alex, sitting alone on a bench.
Sarah: (excitedly) Hey Emily, look! There's a new student sitting alone. Let's go say hi and make a new friend!
Emily: (hesitant) I don't know, Sarah. What if he doesn't want to be friends with us?
Sarah: Come on, Emily. We can show him the power of kindness! (they approach Alex) Hey there! My name is Sarah and this is my best friend Emily. What's your name?
Alex: (shyly) I'm Alex.
Sarah: Do you want to play with us? We're having so much fun at the park.
Emily: Yeah, we'd love to have you join us.
Alex: (smiling) Really? That would be great!
The three of them start playing together and soon become good friends.
Skill Addressed: Empathy and Inclusion
Implementing the Skit with Children:
1. Introduce the concept of empathy and inclusion to the children. Discuss what it means to be kind and inclusive towards others, especially those who may be new or different from them.
2. Assign the roles of Sarah, Emily, and Alex to different children in the group. Encourage them to act out the skit and express the emotions of each character.
3. After the skit, have a discussion about the importance of being kind and inclusive towards others. Ask the children how they felt during the skit and what they learned about friendship and empathy.
4. Encourage the children to practice what they learned by including new students or classmates in their activities and showing kindness towards everyone they meet. This can be reinforced through various group activities and games that promote teamwork, empathy, and inclusion.
What gender of children is characterized by exclusive friendship pairs?
Girls
Describe the levels children go through in their understanding of the nature of friendship. Give examples of each level. Explain why childhood professionals benefit from knowing these stages of development.
Preschoolers have a strong tendency to select their friends based on appearance.
Relationships among children are qualitatively different from those between adults and children.
How old are friends who spend much of their time forming social clubs that are short-lived but intense?
A child who announces that he is a member of the Royal Dragon Club, and that Henry isn't, is in what level of friendship?
According to the chapter, which of the following is NOT a possible basis for friendship?
Children who try to bribe other children to be their friends are demonstrating deviant behavior.
How many friends a child has is the best indicator of how happy a child is with his or her friends.
What qualities characterize friendships in level one-one-way assistance?
Peer interactions give children opportunities for social comparisons.
It is during the period of two-way fair weather cooperation that children begin gravitating toward other children of their own gender.
Shy children benefit from playing with children younger than themselves.
It is during the friendship stage of two-way fair weather friends that the issue of a best friend becomes paramount.
Coaching works well with both preschool- and elementary-age children.
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