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Lily highlights her understanding of emotions!

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Lily highlights her understanding of emotions!

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Children are able to label emotions based on other's facial expressions and tone of voice. Three year old Lily highlights her understanding of emotions and facial expressions.

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Behavior is shaped by the environment factors and corresponding responses. Children "operate" on their environment to achieve rewards or refrain  from punishments.

This relates to our age group because children ages 2-3 will alter their behaviors due to their consequences or rewards that are given. If a negative outcome  occurs from a child's behavior then the child most likely will change their behavior. If they notice a positive behavior, then they will continue the behavior.

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A child's essential needs (physical/safety needs) must be met first in order for higher levels of development (love and belonging/esteem/self-actualization) can occur.

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Children are able to engage in many types of play:
Parallel Play: independent play with other children present.
Associative Play: children play in similar or identical play without formal organization, direction, etc.
Solitary Play: independent play
Cooperative Play: group play with a common goal and direction

Children may use their developing imagination through intelligent behaviors such as creativity, flexibility, questioning, listening, meta-cognition and drawing on past knowledge.

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Children develop attachment to people other then their primary caregivers at daycare or in school. Young children, who have formed secure attachments, are able to part from parents with minor distress. Some insecure children may experience separation anxiety, be "fussy" or upset after a parent or caregiver leaves and or returns.
Children understand a person who leaves will likely return.

Video: This video depicts the different styles of attachment.

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Secure, Insecure, Avoidant   Ambivalent Attachment in Mothers   Babies

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Children develop ability to understand and express feelings- excitement, joy, sadness, confusion, anger, and fear for themselves and others.
For example: Comforting a sad person by sitting beside a crying child.

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Awareness and empathy may motivate close association.
Friendships are no longer forged solely out of convenience- but by shared likes and dislikes.  Children begin to develop real relationships, even if they do not last.
Example: "My best friends are Allie, Megan, Nathan... " and all others in her class.

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At the age of two, children may construct sentences of two or three words. Age of three, children are able to recite three to five word sentences and engage in conversation. Children being to appreciate taking turns when speaking.