Play Years and School Years

Learning Objectives:

1. What are the major biosocial developmental changes for children between the ages of 2 and 6?
2. What factors in the community increase the risk of child maltreatment?
3. In what ways does preoperational thought limit a child's ability to think logically?
4. Describe the relationship between the child's developing sense of self and social awareness.
5. What are Freudian and Eriksonian stages of development that apply to play years?
6. Describe normal physical growth and development during middle childhood.
7. What are some of the controversies surrounding the use of achievement and aptitude tests?
8. Discuss the logical operations of concrete operational thought in school age children with examples.
9. Describe how cultural needs and standards direct cognitive growth and have led to changes in the U.S. in how school children spend their time.
10. Describe the major theoretical views of psychosocial development during middle childhood, highlighting the importance of advancing competencies and social cognition.