Part -1:

Emotional, Cognitive, and Behavioral Outcomes of Socialization

Introduction

What are values, and how do they develop? Once formed, do a person's values remain the same, or can they change? Where do attitudes come from? Is there a link between attitudes and children's resilience, self-concept, and motivation to learn? How do children develop the self-control and persistence that promotes success and, in turn, influences attitudes, self-concepts, and continued motivation?

Throughout this course, you have been studying socialization, the process by which individuals acquire knowledge, skills, and character traits (Berns, 2013, p. 6). This week, you will build on what you have learned as you explore how children's beliefs, values, and attitudes are formed and how they impact the ways that children relate to learning and life. As you think about the questions above, consider the complex set of factors that interconnect to create many influences on children's development.

In Week 2, you learned about the critical topic of divorce and its influence on family structure and functioning. The Action Plan you will develop this week focuses on supporting young children and families experiencing divorce.

Identify influences on children's attitude development, and discuss how the process of attitude development could lead to prejudice

· Explain the relationship between self-regulation and positive outcomes

· Identify practices that contribute to children's stereotyped gender behavior and strategies in order to address stereotypical behaviors

· Analyze and discuss the role of self-esteem in a child's healthy development and strategies to strengthen self-esteem

· Create an Action Plan to support young children and families experiencing divorce

Part -2:

Children develop attitudes through interactions with and feedback from the people in their environments. Ultimately, these attitudes impact the development of values. Review the various influences on attitude development explained. Choose four of these influences and discuss how each might contribute to the development of prejudice.

2. Review the section on self-regulation on pages 400-401 in your text. Consider the factors that influence a young child's ability to self-regulate. Why is self-regulation important to children's success in school and in life? What changes in today's world might support or diminish fostering this vital ability in children? Explain your point of view.

3. Peers, school, media, and community are some of the influences on children's conception of gender roles. Pages 430-436 in your text explain the depth and breadth of these influences. Choose two influences that are of most interest to you, and explain how each influence can lead to stereotyped behavior, or "sex typing." For each influence, identify ways that you as a professional can advocate for more gender-neutral behavior or against sex typing.

What Builds Healthy Self-Esteem?

Positive self-esteem helps children succeed in school and in life. Your course text discusses the ways that family, school, peers, mass media, and community act as socializing agents that can influence the development of self-esteem. To explore the topic of self-esteem further, review the "Influences on the Development of Self-Esteem" section of your text (pages 391-393). Also review the article by early childhood authority Lilian Katz, "How Can We Strengthen Children's Self-Esteem?"

As you review these readings, consider the following:
· How socializing agents can influence the development of children's self-esteem both positively and negatively
· The relationship between praise and self-esteem
· Strategies that resonate with you for supporting children's developing self-esteem