While we all with that children could develop equally, that is not the fact and some of these mean girls come from how they have physically developed faster and better than other girls making them the leader of clubs and excluding those who have not quite hit the stage of physical development. Rough-and-tumble play is good when children are younger but throughout the school years it tends to fade and that is a good thing. “Rough-and-tumble play encourages social competence, healthy brain development” (S. Tulane, personal communication, April 18, 2017). At recess or any other type of play outside, girls are more likely to form these cliques but also able to practice physical development such as playing jump rope, swinging in swings, and many more. “Girls at this age often form friendships based on shared interests and abilities . . . superior skills gave her a leadership role among her group that fed her sense of accomplishment and pride, and solidified her friendships with the girls in her group” (Anthony, 2010, p. 213). Having shared interest and abilities makes it easier to make and keep friends, but to solidify them as well. When leaders and pride become too high, problems may arise. This is where the four-step process can come into play. …show more content…
Through the four-step process, there are multiple different ways that cognitive development is being used. The main one I want to focus on is step three, guide. “Recent studies examining the link between affect and trust have attempted to explain how emotions influence a truster's reactions and how they might be utilized to optimize trust relationships” (Maier, 2009). Guiding a child to do what is best can be difficult, you know what they should do but they need to use their own knowledge and gain new knowledge to be able to make the best of the situation and then in step four, act on how they think they should approach the situation no matter what it may