Devon's Influence On Her Self-Esteem

In the essay “The Trouble with Self-Esteem”, Lauren Slater is arguing that the theory of self-esteem should be banned. Slater states that “People with High Self-Esteem pose a greater threat to those around them than people with low Self-esteem”. Humans with low self-esteem humble themselves more and work harder to be noticed and to maintain the status quo of society. Slater stated that humans with high self-esteem were dangerous and posed a threat. Slater discuses facilities that could assist with humans who cope with self-esteem issues.

As an early years practitioner you will recognise that children’s play is closely linked to their learning and development. Children learn in so many different ways but you will notice that they learn mainly through play. When children are able to do many different activity’s that allows them to lean but have fun at the same time thy will find what they are doing fun and will engage the children. It is important that when in you your setting you set up a variety of educational activity’s this way the children will be able to choose freely what they want to do.

Pipher gives some compelling stories about the behaviors of some pre-adolescent girls she has encountered. Her cousin, Polly, was an energetic and opinionated girl when she was young. Upon puberty, Polly felt unable to connect to boys and girls her age until she became stylish and more subdued in her language. This gives the reader the feeling that Polly was not accepted until she changed her personality to fit that of her surroundings. It is possible that Polly’s friends no longer enjoyed being around a girl who was opinionated or who would insult those with whom she did not agree. This story does not qualify as a valid, concrete premise to show the connection between changes an adolescent girl and her ability to connect with others.

Most adolescents face the same obstacles in life and experience similar difficulties. Friends in childhood are primarily found at “school” (Murray 2009). This is because they

If you are working with children between the ages of seven and twelve, you will notice that they start to become more self-aware. This can lead to worry about what others think of them. They may make comparisons between themselves and their peers and become self-critical. A positive outcome in this period is that children’s friendships will become more settled within more easily identifiable groups.

By the time he was 10 Dayluis was far from the little boy who looked back at his mom to wonder if he was doing alright or that baby that started crying when I left the room. He became more autonomous and established healthy relationships with everyone in his life from teachers to classmates. At this age he has a best friend among a larger group of friends that he enjoys hanging out with. As he is going to progress from elementary to middle school he has concerns about some things he’s heard the bigger boys do to the smaller ones like put them in trash cans. With my assurance and eventual experience, he realized his concerns were unfunded and does well with the transition into middle school. One thing that is most definitely new is Dayluis’ interest in girls, this leads him to want to dress “cool” and care more about his appearance, he does chores around the house to be able to buy clothes he likes and expresses interest in video games with racy images of women. Additionally, he starts to lack confidence in himself when it comes to doing well in school. Growing up he was always an intelligent child that performed adobe average in most school subjects, as he matured cognitively he became increasingly smarter and

| Friendships more settled.Groups of friends.Problem solving and undertaking activities with increased independence.Require praise from parents and acceptance from peers.Awareness of self and how they are perceived.

Children’s development occurs through active participation in activities. In this home you have been learning all about how to play alongside and with the other children, this has helped you to gain confidence and strengthen your social skills. Collaboration with adults and with other children plays a central role in your development. You have a wonderful environment here where you get to develop and refine your physical skills like running, jumping, swimming and climbing. You have really developed your confidence. You really enjoy helping with gardening and other jobs with

In this program our child care providers have a hands-on interaction with the children. They guide our early learners through child directed play. The child care staff provides different learning opportunities by supplying an array of activities based on the children’s interests. This program will allow the children an opportunity to become leaders in their learning, by exploring and discovering their play environment on their own, with peers and through guidance from the staff. Although we have many open-ended play opportunities, we will have a few structured activities for the children to participate in. We find it important to keep some structure within the daily schedule as this will allow the children the

For example, Alex goes to Tipton Rosemark Academy in Tipton County. She joined the golf team and the art club in order to interact with more people; However, she does not score as well as the other girls on the team, and has a different art style than the other art club members. This makes Alex feel self-conscious and she becomes more reclusive as a result, because she fears what her colleagues and teammates will say about her. The team and her schoolmates do not dislike Alex for these reasons as she assumes. Presuming she is conceited as a result of her withdrawn tendencies, they decide it is best to not include her. Moreover, the popular group sees her as a good target because of it. As a result, Alex typically gets stuck going out with her parents or invited to do things when she overhears the planning conversations. Being the type of person she is, Alex never said a word and has been dealing with this since the sixth grade. This affects Alex’s parents because they hurt for their child, wishing that it could be different for her. Alex is aware if she does not at least try to do something, she is not going to be involved or ever make more friends, and remains fully aware that the situation has an indefinite chance of continuing in the case she does not do anything about it; and thus, resolves to make a change.

Young children learn and grow everyday. Especially, young children, the ages three years to five years old, learn important skills while they play with friends and interact with their teachers. Janice J. Beaty (2014) states that for young children, “play is their way of learning” (p. 167) Thus, teachers need to observe children while they play and assess the development of the child because “Knowing the development of a young child helps a teacher to plan the curriculum, to set up activities for individuals, or to ask for special help when necessary” (Beaty, 2014, p. 3).

I noticed each time that I observed Addie she wanted to do art first, you can tell it is her favorite. She always took her time during these art projects and was very enthusiastic when creating them. Another personality trait I noticed was that she is not a follower but a leader. She always did what she wanted to do and never changed stations when her friends did. Addie was so happy with her painting, filling up the entire canvas that she said to the teacher “we are almost done come see.” Addie spent the most time at the art station and held the longest attention span out of the three children I observed. She never moved back and forth between different activities during short periods of time. I did notice Addie wanted the attention from the

The main character, Olive Hoover, is continuously expanding her competencies. However, one area that I would hope to help her with is the formation of friendhips with peers her own age. She is surrounded by adults who may display childlike behavior at times, but during middle childhood, friendships play a key role in advancement and provide additional support. Olive does not seem to acquire the capacity to make friends easily, preventing a solid social competence where she builds positive relationships and maintains them. Newman (2013) suggests that she may not have had a secure experience in infancy due to her lack of social competence (Kindle Location 291). Also, “marital discord, large family size, … put children at risk of disturbance of socialization” (Sandler, 1989, 381). Marital aggression may affect a child’s social learning process, whereas, children begin to model ineffective conflict resolution, internalizing disorders and withdraw. Olive’s parents are inconsistent in their parental models and could impede her ability to feel secure, causing future implications of anxiety and or depression (Eiden et al., 2009). According to Piaget, Olive is in the heteronomous morality stage where she follows the rules and sees them as unchangeable and fixed. She demonstrates subordination to authority figures, her family members, as her judgements

Mrs. L shared that he eats alone, but during recess he does have one friend he will play with basketball or soccer. Currently, his friend Daniel is the only student in the school that will play with him. Daniel attend the learning center together and both have Mrs. F as their general education teacher. Mrs. L. mentioned that at times the boys do argue with each other because they spend a long period of time together. Another area of concern Mrs. L has for Richard is his constant need to please others. Richard is an interactive student and wants his peers to welcome him when he tries to play with them. When his peers are welcoming to Richard, he tries to please them as best as he can. Richard will imitate his peers behavior or he will join along to what they are doing. His limited social interaction is a concern that Mrs. L wants Richard to continue to develop and limit bullying situations from occurring

     Next is quality time spent bonding with children. There is never too much time to have with children. The time spent is precious and never should be wasted. This time helps the parents to understand the child so they can grow closer and have a better relationship. Plying games, talking, or taking a walk is part of quality time. Giving this time shows to them that parents care and have an interest in what they do and think. Quality time helps bring parents and children together.