Children’s Sense of Self
As children become more competent in their language skills,
they interact more often with peers to learn and to socialize. When children
struggle with speech or have reading problems, they often also struggle with
making friends. Using the theories from our reading and any other peer-reviewed
resource, respond to the following questions.
One of the tasks of middle childhood is in developing
age-appropriate skills (e.g., academic and social) that help children to feel
confident in their overall abilities. Using Erikson’s theory of psychosocial
theory in your explanation, describe how children’s sense of self develops from
both social interactions with peers and adults.
What are some interventions that can be used to help
children who feel inferior to their peers gain more confidence? How does learned
helplessness increase feelings of inferiority?





