Question

1. Because children in the preschool years are becoming more psychologically aware of themselves and others, how does this mis-perception between "niceness" and "authority" makes them at-risk for others to take advantage of them.
2. b) Explain why you think their socioemotional development and their cognitive development (Chapter 5) are tied together.

2) Moral and emotional development are tied to several factors in development. Emotional regulation and social competence are 2 of these factors. "... researchers consider the growth of emotional regulation in children as fundamental to the development of social competence."

a). In your own words, define Emotional Regulation AND DISCUSS why this is an important developmental piece to succeeding in social relationships.

b). In your own words, define Social Competence AND DISCUSS why this is an importance piece to succeeding in kindergarten, first grade, sports, and with peers.

c). In your own words, define Moral Reasoning AND DISCUSS the importance of and HOW parents can "emotionally coach" their children.

Answer 1

The mis- perception between "niceness" and "authority" makes tthe children at risk for others to take advantage of them. The sdult person often wants them to be accept all the things they desire but those things may not be proper for the child to accept it. But di\ue to their niceness they accept it and often those things become a burden on their head.

Cognitive development is the development of knowledge, skills, problem solving and dispositions which help children to think about and understand the world around them. Whereas, Socio - emotional development is the child's experience, expression, and management of emotions and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others.It encompasses bot intra and interpersonal processes. So both the cognitive and socio emotional development is related with each other.

Emotional Regulation- Emotional Regulation is the process of controlling ones emotional state such as anger, sadness, love etc. It involves behaviors such as rethinking a challenging consequence, reduce anger or anxiet, hiding sadness or fear. So it is an important developmental piece of suceeding in social relationships as one has to control the above behaviors in order to keep the relationship stable.

Social Competence - It is the ability to handle the social interactions or social relations. It is the process of getting along well with others being able to form or maintain a relationship. This ability is very much necessary for the Kindergarten, first grade sports and with peers.

Moral Reasoning - It refers to the process how individual think about right and wrong and in how they acquire and apply moral rules and guidelines. By this abilty parents are able to coach their children and educate them about the right and wrong things of human behavior or social things.