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Middle Childhood
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Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
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Body Growth
in Middle Childhood
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Common Health Problems
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§ Malnutrition
§ Obesity
§ Vision
§ Hearing
§ Illnesses
§ Injuries
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Health Risks for Obese Children
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Causes of Obesity
in Middle Childhood
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§ Overweight parents
§ Low SES
§ Parental feeding practices:
§ overfeeding
§ overly controlling
§ Insufficient sleep
§ Low physical activity
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§ Eating out
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Psychological and Social
Consequences of Obesity
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§ Stereotyping/teasing
§ Social isolation
§ Depression
§ Emotional, academic,
and behavior problems
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§ Reduced life chances
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Treating Obesity
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§ Family-based interventions:
§ diet change
§ exercise program
§ positive reinforcement
§ School environment:
§ screenings
§ improved nutrition standards
§ additional recess/physical education time
§ obesity awareness programs
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Vision
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§ Myopia (nearsightedness):
§ most common vision
problem
§ likelihood increases
with time spent
reading, writing,
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Illness in Middle Childhood
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Asthma
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§ obesity
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Unintentional Injuries
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Injury Mortality
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Figure 9.3
(From National Center
for Injury Prevention
and Control, 2012.)
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Motor Development
in Middle Childhood
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Sex Differences in
Motor Development
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Development of Play
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Piaget’s Theory: Attainments of the
Concrete Operational Stage
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§ Conservation:
§ decentration
§ reversibility
§ Classification
§ Seriation: transitive
inference
§ Spatial reasoning:
cognitive maps © Jaren Jai Wicklund/Shutterstock
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Conservation
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Decentration Reversibility
Focusing on Thinking through a
several aspects of series of steps and
a problem and then mentally
relating them reversing direction
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Classification
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Seriation
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around 7 years
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Spatial Reasoning
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Preschool,
§ Landmarks
early school age
§ Landmarks along
organized route of travel
Ages 8–10
§ Can give directions using
“mental walk”
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Cultural Differences in Maps
Drawn by School-Age Children
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Figure 9.5
(Reprinted from Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 4, G. Parameswaran, 2003, “Experimenter
Instructions as a Mediator in the Effects of Culture on Mapping One's Neighborhood,” pp. 415–416. Copyright
2003, with permission from Elsevier.)
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Limitations of
Concrete Operational Thought
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Follow-up Research on
Concrete Operational Thought
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Key Gains in
Information Processing
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§ Working memory
§ Attention
§ Flexible strategy
use
§ Cognitive
self-regulation
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Attention in
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Middle Childhood
Attention becomes more
§ selective
§ adaptable
§ planful
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Memory Strategies
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Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
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§ Inattention
§ Impulsivity
§ Excessive motor activity
§ Results in:
§ academic problems
§ social problems
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Treatment of ADHD
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§ Stimulant medication:
§ improves attention, academic
performance, and peer relations for
70%
§ insufficient by itself
§ Family intervention
§ Adults with ADHD need ongoing
assistance
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Knowledge Base
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and Memory
§ Becomes increasingly elaborate and
better organized
§ Motivated learners actively use what
they know to expand their knowledge.
§ leads to greater academic success
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Culture, Schooling,
and Memory Strategies
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Memory strategies
are mostly useful for
recalling isolated bits
of information.
§ Western schooling
gives little practice in
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§ spatial location
§ arrangements of objects
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Theory of Mind
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Second-Order
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False-Belief Task
Figure 9.6
(Adapted from Astington, Pelletier, & Homer, 2002.)
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Promoting
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Cognitive Self-Regulation
§ Point out important
features of tasks.
§ Stress importance of
planful learning.
§ Suggest effective
learning strategies.
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§ Emphasize monitoring
of progress.
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Information Processing
and Academic Learning
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§ Reading:
§ phonological awareness, information-
processing speed, and visual discrimination
contribute to reading skills
§ blend whole-language and phonics
approaches
§ Mathematics:
§ learn facts and procedures through practice,
reasoning, experimenting with strategies
§ blend drill and “number sense” approaches
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Intelligence Tests
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
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Typical Intelligence Test Items
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Figure 9.7
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Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory
of Successful Intelligence
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Figure 9.8
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Gardner’s Multiple
Intelligences
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§ Linguistic
§ Logico-mathematical
§ Musical
§ Spatial
§ Bodily-kinesthetic
§ Naturalist
§ Interpersonal
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§ Intrapersonal
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Nature, Nurture, and IQ
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Adoption studies
confirm the influence
of both heredity and
environment.
§ Ethnic differences are
largely environmental.
§ A dramatic secular trend
(generational rise in IQ)
supports the role of © Alexander Trinitatov/Shutterstock
environment.
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Cultural Bias in Testing
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
Two views:
§ Tests not biased;
represent success in the
common culture
§ Cultural influences affect
test performance:
§ communication styles
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§ stereotypes
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Communication Styles
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Middle-SES Low-SES
White Parents Minority Parents
§ Knowledge-training § Analogy or story-
questions starter questions
§ no right answer
§ Hierarchical style § fosters complex
of communication verbal skills
§ Collaborative style
of communication
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Effects of Stereotype Threat
on Performance
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Figure 9.9
(Adapted from McKown &
Weinstein, 2003.)
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Reducing
Cultural Bias in Testing
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Language Development
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Learning Two Languages
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Bilingual development:
§ learn both languages at the same time or
learn first language, then second
§ sensitive period during childhood
§ Bilingual education:
§ language immersion
§ English-only programs: risk of inadequate
proficiency in both languages
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Features of High-Quality
Elementary Education
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Class size
§ Physical setting
§ Curriculum
§ Daily activities
§ Teacher–student © Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
interactions
§ Evaluations of progress
§ Relationships with families
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Educational Philosophies
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
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Teacher–Student Interaction
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Teachers:
§ caring, helpful, stimulating, emphasizing
high-level thinking—fosters achievement
§ use of repetitive drill, bias in favor of
well-behaved students—impedes
achievement
§ Self-fulfilling prophecies: have greater
impact on low-achieving students
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Grouping Practices in
Elementary Schools
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Homogeneous
ability groups—
a potent source
of negative
self-fulfilling
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prophecies
§ Multigrade
classrooms
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Teaching Children with
Learning Difficulties
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The ability to
produce original,
appropriate work
that is useful in
some way
Figure 9.10
(Reprinted by permission of Laura E. Berk.)
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Convergent and Divergent
Thinking
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Convergent Divergent
§ Generating correct § Generating multiple,
answer unusual possibilities
§ Emphasized on
intelligence tests
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Educating
Gifted and Talented Children
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
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International
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Comparisons
in Academic
Achievement
Figure 9.11
(Adapted from Programme for International
Student Assessment, 2009.)
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Cultural Variations in Schools
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ United States:
§ less challenging teaching
§ variable teacher training,
salaries
§ Finland:
§ nationally mandated
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practices, assessments
§ Asia (Japan, Korea, Taiwan):
§ nationally mandated curricula
§ well-prepared, well-paid teachers
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Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
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Erikson’s Theory:
Industry vs. Inferiority
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Industry Inferiority
§ Developing a sense § Pessimism and lack of
of competence at confidence in own
useful skills and ability to do things well
tasks § Negative responses
from family, teachers,
§ School provides and peers can
many opportunities contribute to negative
feelings
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Changes in Self-Concept
During Middle Childhood
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Hierarchical Structure of
Self-Esteem in Middle Childhood
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Figure 10.1
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Influences on Self-Esteem
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§ Culture
§ Child-rearing
practices
§ Attributions:
§ mastery-oriented © Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
§ learned helplessness
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Role of Parenting
in Self-Esteem
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Achievement-Related
Attributions
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Reason for
Reason for Failure
Success
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Influences on
Learned-Helpless Attributions
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§ Parents
§ believe child incapable
§ make trait statements
§ Teachers
§ are unsupportive
§ believe child incapable
§ Gender differences
§ SES, ethnic differences
Figure 10.2
(Adapted from Ng, Pomerantz, & Lam, 2007.)
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Emotional Development
in Middle Childhood
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Problem-Centered Emotion-Centered
Coping Coping
§ Appraise situation § Use when problem-
as changeable centered coping does
§ Identify difficulty not work
§ Decide what to do § Internal, private, and
aimed at controlling
distress when little can
be done about outcome
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Changes in
Moral Understanding
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Individual Factors
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Contributing to Prejudice
§ Fixed view of
personality traits
§ Overly high
self-esteem
§ Social world in
which people are
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Reducing Prejudice
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Long-term intergroup
contact:
§ neighborhoods
§ schools
§ communities
§ Fostering belief in
changeability of
human traits
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§ Volunteering
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Peer Groups
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Organize on basis of
proximity, similarity
§ Peer culture:
§ vocabulary, dress
code, gathering place
§ can involve relational
aggression and © Blend Images/Shutterstock
exclusion
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Friendship in
Middle Childhood
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
n popular-prosocial
Popular
n popular-antisocial
n rejected-aggressive
Rejected
n rejected-withdrawn
Controversial
Neglected
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Bullies and Victims
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Bullies Victims
§ Most are boys § Passive when active
§ Physically, verbally, behavior expected
relationally § Lack defenders
aggressive § Inhibited temperament
§ Socially prominent, § Physically frail
powerful § Overly protective,
controlling parents
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Helping Rejected Children
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§ Intervene in negative
parenting practices.
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Gender Typing in
Middle Childhood
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§ Gender stereotypes:
§ extended to include personalities and
school subjects
§ more flexible views of what males and
females can do
§ Gender identity (third–sixth grade):
§ boys’ “masculine” identification strengthens
§ girls become more androgynous
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Gender Identity
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Self-evaluations
affect adjustment:
§ gender typicality
§ gender contentedness
§ felt pressure to
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roles
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Family Relationships
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Parents:
§ coregulation
§ Siblings:
§ rivalry
§ companionship
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§ parental encouragement
of warm sibling ties
is vital
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Only Children
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ High in self-esteem,
achievement motivation
§ Closer relationships
with parents:
§ greater pressure
for mastery
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§ Peer acceptance tends
to be less favorable:
§ lack of practice in conflict
resolution
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International Divorce Rates
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
Figure 10.3
(Adapted from U.S. Census
Bureau, 2012b.)
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Consequences of
Parental Divorce
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Immediate Long-Term
§ Drop in income § Improved adjustment
§ Parental stress, after two years
disorganized § Multiple divorces
home life associated with greater
§ Child reactions adjustment difficulties
vary with age, sex, § Father’s involvement and
temperament effective coparenting
improve adjustment
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Helping Families
Through Divorce
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Blended Families
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Mother–Stepfather Father–Stepmother
§ Most common § Often leads to reduced
§ Boys tend to adjust father–child contact
quickly § Children in father
§ Girls often adapt less custody often react
favorably negatively
§ Older children and § Girls and stepmothers
adolescents of both slow to get along at
sexes display more first, gradually adapt
adjustment problems favorably
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Maternal Employment and
Child Development
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Benefits:
§ higher self-esteem
§ positive family and peer
relations
§ fewer gender stereotypes
§ better grades
§ more father involvement
§ Drawbacks:
§ heavy employment demands
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associated with ineffective
parenting
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Support for Working Parents
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Involvement of other
parent
§ Flexible schedules
§ Job sharing
§ Paid sick leave
§ Gender-equitable pay
and opportunities
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§ High-quality child care
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Fears and Anxieties in
Middle Childhood
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Chronically dangerous
environments:
§ loss of sense of safety
§ desensitization to violence
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Factors Related to Resilience
Development Through the Lifespan Sixth Edition ● Laura E. Berk
§ Personal characteristics:
§ easy temperament
§ mastery orientation
§ Warm parental
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§ Supportive adult outside
family
§ Community resources
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