Social

• independence - the ability to make your own decisions without the influence from others
• friendship - the relationship between two or more friends
• relationship - the way two or more people are connected, takes effort and compromise from both people
• Primary socialisation - takes place in the family

  • teaches children how to bond, form relationships
  • understand important concepts including love + trust
• Secondary socialisation - happens through the influence of external agents like teachers and friends
• formal relationships - respect, sensibility, professional, adherance to organisation

  • benefits: confidence and develops independence
• intimate relationship - flirting, trust, emotional intimacy, communication, boundaries

  • benefits: less stress, sense of purpose, comfort, better self image
• informal relationships - chatty, humour, immaturity, casual, unstructured

  • benefits: confidence, strong emotional bonding, comfort of having company
• Type of play - Solo play

  • 0-2
  • first type of play observed in infants
  • independent - children play alone as they haven't developed socially enough to play with others
  • infant will explore and play with a range of toys during this stage
• Types of play - parallel play

  • 2-3
  • 2 or more children playing side by side but not together
  • important part of socialisation - children observe and listen to each other
  • children may share the same interest in toys and this common them results in parallel play
• Types of play - co-operative play

  • 4-5
  • the child acquires the social skills to interact with others
  • more organised, children share the same goals and ideas, like putting on a play or completing a puzzle
  • very clear which child is taking on the group leader role
• friendship - a relationship between two or more friends

  positives

  • kind
  • respectful
  • honest

  negatives 

  • rude
  • gossips, spreading rumours
• Peer pressure - the influence of a group or individual on another person to alter their behaviour so they become accepted by a peer group

  • peer pressure is most common during adolescence - identity grows during puberty - impacts an individual's opinions and view points
  • influence choices through pressuring individuals to participare in behaviours they don't feel comfort in doing
• Peer pressure

  Positive

  • getting a job, going to the gym
  • eating healthily, studying

  Negative

  • smoking
  • drinking alcohol, dealing drugs