In this free online course, learn about the importance of social development and peer relationships in preschool. This course explores the factors that affect childhood socialization and school adaptation. We explain how social development begins with self-knowledge and trace the links between social problems and poor social skills. We then identify the different functions of social skills and outline social traits and their properties. Sign up for this psychology course to understand the impact of early social relationships on childhood development.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195802 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Discuss the role of culture and society in the development of a child's social behavior • Explain how social development begins with the child's self-knowledge • Summarize the relationship between social skills and social development • Outline critical social problems that arise from a lack of social skills • Explain the classification and different dimensions of social skills • Summarize how children can effectively develop social skills under various environmental conditions • Outline factors that influence the development of peer relationships in the preschool years • Describe the main personality traits that influence peer acceptance • Explain how to address inappropriate childhood behavior in the first days after entering kindergarten |
| Course Code | 5132 |
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