Emotional Change

How does emotion change during middle and late childhood? Children learn to develop the ability to understand more complex emotions, such as pride and shame. They also tend to be less tied to others reactions; instead they are more self-generated and are united with personal responsibility. Other emotional changes throughout the development include: an increased understanding that more than one emotion can be expressed or experienced in one situation, increased tendency to be aware of events leading to emotional reactions, ability to suppress negative reactions, Use self-initiated strategies for redirecting feelings, and have a capacity for genuine empathy.
3. How does prosocial behavior develop during the middle and late childhood years? Prosocial behavior places emphasis on moral development such as acts of immoral and antisocial behavior like lying, cheating, and showing empathy. During a child’s first years they tend to like to share, but not for empathy reasons, but for the fun of social play ritual or out of imitation. Then at about 4, there is a lot of parent encouragement that places an obligation to sharing on the child to share with others. By the start the elementary years, children begin to think about what is fair and what is …show more content…
Some important gender differences are: Physical development, cognitive development, and socioemotional development. An example for physical development is that females have twice as much body fat, which tends to direct itself to the thighs, hips, and breasts, while in males to the abdomen. No gender differences have been found in cognitive intelligence between males and females, although something called visuospatial skill have been found to be more advanced in males. Visuospatial skills are being able to rotate objects mentally, which is beneficial in geometry and geography. An example of socioemotional difference is that males are more physically aggressive than