Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition

E. Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke, University of California
Mark Schmuckler, University of Toronto at Scarborough

Emotional Development

Internet Exercises


1		Jasmine is interning at a child development center during the summer. She is going to be responsible for planning a program to help children become more aware of their own emotions as well as the feelings of others. What should she know about Daniel Goleman's theory of emotional intelligence? www.apa.org/monitor/oct98/brain.html



2		Liz wonders why she and her sister, Trish, have such different relationships with their mother. Liz, who unlike her mother, is very outgoing, felt that her mother showed favoritism for Trish, who is quiet and shy like their mother. Could the difference in mother/daughter temperament have contributed to their mother treating Liz differently? www.temperament.com/parenting.html



3		Rena's child development teacher wants each student to depict some aspect of child development from infancy to age 6 years as a chronological timeline represented by descriptions or illustrations. Rena has chosen the development of the self. What behaviours at 6, 12, and 18 months, and at 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 years of age represent milestones in self-awareness, self-concept, self-understanding, and self-esteem? www.growingchild.com/milestones.html

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