MCN – EMOTIONAL, LANGUAGE, AND PLAY DEVELOPMENT PRESCHOOL

Language Development Play Initiative Imitation Fantasy Oedipus & Electra Gender Roles Socialization
Complexes
In o Egocentrism = perceiving -Don’t need -Dev’l Task = achieve -When child is imitating -May become so o Oedipus -Begin to be
Gen that one’s thoughts and many toys initiative vs guild wrong, explain to them engrossed in a Complex – aware; needs to
eral needs are better/more -Many have -Need exposure to a the correct roles, but fantasy role that Strong emotional be introduced to
important than those of imaginary wide variety of don’t stop the play they fear they are attachment a boy both roles
others. (strong during this friends (exists experiences and play -Can imitate those “stuck” in the demonstrates to -Plan opportunities
period) until children materials that activities best that they fantasy & are no mother to spend time with
-Can’t believe that not formally begin encourage creative play see their parents longer themselves o Electra complex= adults other than
everyone knows facts they school) -Ready to explore performing at home. -“Magical thinking” is attachment of girl themselves
know outside home -Should be introduced active to father -Parents reinforce
-Define objects mainly -Enjoy family vacations to their parent’s -Be careful in this attitudes by their
-Tend to have active environment regard action and words
imaginations
3 yrs -Vocabulary varies -Capable of
old depending on how much sharing; play
child has been encouraged with other
to ask questions or children their
participate in conversations age much more
-Vocab. = about 900 words agreeably
(for questions constantly up -Those exposed
to 400 a day) to other
-Needs simple answers (to playmates have
encourage curiosity, vocab an easier time
building, and questioning) learning to relate
to people
4 yrs -Enjoy participating in -Divide their -Continue to
old mealtime conversation time between enjoy play
-Can describe an incident rough- groups
from their day in great detail housing and -May be
-May imitate and use imitative play involved in
“bathroom arguments more
language”( because of the (as they become
attention from adults this more certain of
generates) their role)
-Define objects in relation to
themselves
5 yrs SAME WITH 4 YRS OLD -Divide… -Develop “best”
old -Become friendships
interested in -“2 or 4 will play,
group games/ 3 or 5 will
reciting songs quarrel”
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Language Development Dev’l Tasks: Industry Home as a setting School as a Structured Activities Problem Solving Learning to Live Socialization
vs Inferiority to Learn Industry setting to Learn with others
Industry
In o Sense of Initiative -Begin to look to 2 major tasks: Respected school-age Learning how to -Interested in tasks
G – Learning how to other role models >Adjusting to activities: solve problems and accomplishing
e do things than parents >Achieving >Girl Scouts = important physical projects,
n o Sense of Industry -Conform to rules >Boy Scouts step to yet they tend to
er – Learning how to and insists on the -Schools are >Camp Fire Girls developing a forget that they
al do things well “right way” to do increasingly >4-H clubs sense of must work with
Not receiving rewards things assuming -Can provide hours of industry people to achieve
for accomplishment = Conformity = responsibility for constructive activity and -Should encourage the goal.; Urge
feelings of inferiority vital to school- education about strengthen a sense of practices and them to learn
develops; and in time aged children sex, safety, injury problem solving by compassion and
they can’t envision avoidance of Merit badge system saying “Let’s talk thoughtfulness
how they will be substance of = Need (small, about possible toward others
successful in handling abuse, and frequent) ways of doing it” -They should see
them preparation for Parents should -Mishaps and parents doing such
-“How” questions family living determine worth of each breakups occur things with an
-Often comment, “I org for their child; attitude of “what
can’t do anything Evaluate competitive can I contribute?”
right” sports programs as instead of “what will
-Need reassurance well; Consider child’s I get out of this?”
that they are doing maturity and risk of -May show
things correctly, best injury; and Encourage empathy toward
if immediately after. children to vary type of others as early as
-Prefer small- sport throughout the 20 months (1.67
chaptered books: year to avoid repetitive yrs), but can’t relate
-Prefer putting use injuries by using the to other’s
together 2 or 3 fairly same muscle groups experiences until 6
simple model-car kits -“I lost because I am a yrs old
to assembling one bad person” -Will generally be
extremely able to reflect and
complicated kit. understand why
-With adolescence name-calling hurts.
will come more
respect for quality
6 -Talk in full sentences, -Play in group, but
y. using language easily when tired, usually
o. with meaning prefer one-to-one
-No longer sound as if contact
talking is an experiment; -Compete actively
appear to have for a few minutes of
incorporated language special time with
permanently teacher, but @ end
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-Still define objects by of day, they enjoy

their use spending time with
parents

7 -Tell time -Increasingly aware

y. -Trouble with time of family roles and
o. concepts responsibility.
-Know the months of the -Promises must be
year and name them in kept
simple change -Tattle; strong sense
-Can add & subtract & of justice
make simple change.
8 -Begin to spend -Seek company of
y. more time with other children
o. peers and less with -Girls have close
family; Forget girlfriends and boys
chores - > Step to vice versa
independence -Girls begin to
away from parents whisper among
and into larger selves as they share
world, helping them secrets, annoying
emotionally mature both parents and
teachers
9 -“Dirty” Jokes -Take values of peer
y. -Swear words group very seriously
o. -May have a short period -Interested in how
of intense fascination with other children dress
“bathroom language” up than in what their
parents want them
to wear.
-“The Club Age”
-Ready for activities
away from home
(camp)
-Can take care of
their own needs and
mature enough to
be separated from
parents for this
length of time.

1 -Develop sufficient ego -Enjoy groups and

0 privacy at the same
y. time
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1 -Girls become
1 interested in boys,
y. vice verse
o. -Favorite activities
are mixed-sex rather
than single-sex ones
-Particularly
insecure
-Girls tend to dance
with girls; boys talk
with boys in corners
-Must attempt many
awkward and
uncomfortable social
experiences before
they become
comfortable forming
relationships with
opposite sex
1 -Adult conversations -Feel more
2 -Limited stories, due to comfortable in social
y. lack of experience situations
o. -Boys erect on small
provocation and
may feel
uncomfortable being
pushed into boy-girl
situations until they
learn how to control
-Social interaction
may sometimes be
difficult