{"id":624,"date":"2022-04-15T22:58:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T20:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/?p=624"},"modified":"2022-04-15T22:58:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T20:58:49","slug":"social-development-and-socialization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/social-development-and-socialization\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Development and socialization"},"content":{"rendered":"Social <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/\">development<\/a> is the process through which children learn what behavior is acceptable and expected. A set of standards is imposed on the child at birth that reflects values of the family and the society in which the child lives.\n\n<!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:image {\"linkDestination\":\"custom\",\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/3718099119877372482\/3473439519596327402#\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Social Development and socialization\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/st3.depositphotos.com\/1000260\/14461\/i\/600\/depositphotos_144612677-stock-photo-children-cutting-paper-in-class.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Social Development and socialization\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIndeed enhancing social intelligence builds a set of skills that may be among the most essential for life success of many kinds.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nSocial <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/\">development<\/a> begins at<strong>\u00a0birth.\u00a0<\/strong>Within the first few months of life, the infant smiles, coos, and plays in response to a human voice, face or physical contact. Young children are influenced from birth by a deliberate attempt on the part of adults to guide them in ways that society expects.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Parents attempt to transmit behavior patterns that are characteristic of their religion, culture, and gender, educational and ethnic background. Children imitate what they see; they adapt social expectations to their own personality.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/3718099119877372482\/3473439519596327402#\">\u00a0family<\/a>, caregivers, and the community contribute to the children\u2019s\u2019 social world and to the values and attitudes that are developed.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cooperation, generosity, loyalty and honesty are not inborn, but they must be passed on to the child by older people.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Through socialization, the customary roles that boys and girls play are also transmitted. Children come to understand how mothers, fathers, grandparents, males and females are supposed to act.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nFrom the home setting, the child then moves to the school and the teacher.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In general socialization process in a school revolves around the child\u2019s relationship with other people.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0During this time of their lives, children work out a separate set of relationships with adults other than their parents. They establish different relationships with adults than they do with other children and most importantly they learn to interact with other children.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Another important facet of socialization in the school involves the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/\">development<\/a> of a sense of community. A program me\u2019s emotional climate and teacher\u2019s behavior contribute not only to the children\u2019s sense of personal safety and belonging, but also to the value of a web of relationships that is sustained by a process of communication.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f0711796906\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f0711796906\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/social-development-and-socialization\/#Social_competence\" >Social competence<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/social-development-and-socialization\/#Components_of_social_competence\" >Components of social competence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/social-development-and-socialization\/#Why_is_social_competence_important\" >Why is social competence important?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/social-development-and-socialization\/#Dimensions_of_Childs_Social_development\" >Dimensions of Child&#8217;s Social development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/social-development-and-socialization\/#Social_skills_in_early_childhood\" >Social skills in early childhood<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/social-development-and-socialization\/#Social_cognition\" >Social cognition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/social-development-and-socialization\/#The_role_of_the_teacher\" >The role of the teacher<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/social-development-and-socialization\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_competence\"><\/span><strong>Social competence<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nThis involves the skill and personal knowledge children develop to deal with challenges and opportunities they face in life with others. They generally focus on an individual\u2019s ability to initiate and sustain a satisfying reciprocal relationship with peers.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Components_of_social_competence\"><\/span><strong>Components of social competence<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Emotional regulation<\/em>:\u00a0 Ability to regulate emotions\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<em>Social knowledge and understanding<\/em>: knowledge of enough language and norms to interact successfully. Understanding others\u2019 feelings and reactions.(empathy)\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0<em>Social skills<\/em>:\u00a0 social approach patterns, attention to others, exchange of information and handling aggression.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Social disposition<\/em>:\u00a0 habits or characteristic way of responding to experiences.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_social_competence_important\"><\/span><strong>Why is social competence important?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Such children are happier than those who are less competent.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Children\u2019s social relations have been linked to academic achievement.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lack of social competence has been linked to rejection by peers, poor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/3718099119877372482\/3473439519596327402#\">self-esteem<\/a>, and poor academic performance.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dimensions_of_Childs_Social_development\"><\/span><strong>Dimensions of Child&#8217;s Social development<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:image {\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1024\" width=\"892\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub\/app\/uploads\/sites\/573\/2019\/09\/6_F6.1-892x1024.jpg?resize=892%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Social Development and socialization - Dimensions of Child's Socialization\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nAll areas of children\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/\">development<\/a> play a part in learning social skills;\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Having the confidence to try joining a group calls upon emotional skills\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Remembering children\u2019s names or how a game works is a cognitive task.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Using your words to express ideas or feelings requires language.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Being able to play chase or walk in high heels for a dress up game requires certain physical dexterity\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIn the early years, children mature socially in discernable developmental stages. From birth to age three, children\u2019s interest in others begins with a mutual gazing and social smile in the early months (birth through to eight months), continues with exploration of others as some anxious behaviour around strangers in the crawler and walker stages (eight to eighteen months) and develops into the enjoyment of peers and adults along with awareness of other\u2019s rights and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/3718099119877372482\/3473439519596327402#\">feelings<\/a>\u00a0as a toddler and a two-year-old preschool (eighteen months to three years)\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIn consideration years, children learn to control their aggressive impulses, think about others besides themselves, and resist doing what they shouldn\u2019t do this learning translates into four basic expectations. They will;\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n \t<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Show interest in others<\/li>\n \t<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Learn right from wrong<\/li>\n \t<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Learn to get along with others<\/li>\n \t<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Learn a role for themselves that takes into consideration their own unique self, gender, race, ethnicity and abilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nFor a young child, social <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/\">development<\/a> means the steady movement away from the egocentric position of self as a central point towards a more social-centric viewpoint.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nChildren learn social skills in several, predictable ways;\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0First, the brain is wired to look for patterns when an infant smiles and is met with a reciprocal smile, a pattern of responsiveness and attachment is begun.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They are active learners, asserted Piaget and others, who will observe and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/3718099119877372482\/3473439519596327402#\">experiment<\/a>, learning first-hand what happens when they try something.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Next children have multiple ways of learning. As Gardner (1993) points out there are at least eight ways to express intelligence. Since teachers do not\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nKnow each child\u2019s way of learning; it is best to try a variety of approaches when teaching social skills.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_skills_in_early_childhood\"><\/span><strong>Social skills in early childhood<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<strong>Social skills\u00a0<\/strong>are strategies children learn that enable them to behave appropriately in many environments. They help children learn to initiate or manage social interactions in a variety of settings and with a number of people. These are skills learnt with adults, with peers, in a group and as an individual.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_cognition\"><\/span><strong>Social cognition<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<strong>Social cognition\u00a0<\/strong>is the application of thinking to personal and social experiences\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Social cognition requires children to interpret events and makes decisions, to consider the impact of their behaviour on others and to consider the cause as well as consequences of an action. Cognitive skills are necessary when we ask children to seek alternative solutions to social problems.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_role_of_the_teacher\"><\/span><strong>The role of the teacher<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A major role for the early childhood teacher is to see that children have enjoyable social contacts and to help\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/3718099119877372482\/3473439519596327402#\">motivate<\/a>\u00a0children towards a desire to be with each other.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The teacher has an important role to play as children learn the give and take <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/lev-vygotskys-sociocultural-theory-to-cognitive-development\/\">social interaction<\/a>.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In the role of social organizer, the teacher creates a physical and inter personal environment that promotes the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/\">development<\/a> of children\u2019s social skills.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Plan and arrange a social environment. Establishing co-acting environment, declares Bos (1990) helps children in a way of interacting with others more\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nOften one-on-one than in larger groups, with an emphasis on process rather than product.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Help children develop trust- trusting, in themselves, their peers, and their teachers is an essential part of learning about social relationships. Teachers enhance children\u2019s social knowledge as they gradually improve their sense of trust.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Facilitate children\u2019s interactions and interpret their behaviour- to help young children understand each other and to pave way for continued cooperation, the teacher reports and reflects on what is happening.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nEarly in life, children become aware of their social nature. The socialization process begins under the guidance of parents and family members. When children enter group settings, they are further exposed to behaviour, social rules and attitudes that foster social <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/\">development<\/a>. Much of the child\u2019s social repertoire is learnt by playing with other children.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nChildren learn a great many social skills in these early years they learn to enjoy and trust adults other than their parents. In their relationships with others, children learn ways to cooperate, disagree share, communicate and assert themselves effectively. Teachers plan and arrange the early childhood environment in ways that will promote social <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/\">growth<\/a> and interaction. 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