Years 3-4

Social-Emotional

  • Understands and sometimes takes turns26, 33

  • More interested in peers than activity33

  • Enjoys companions33

  • Laughs at concrete, incorrectly labeled events and distortions of familiar sights and sounds42

  • Exhibits jealousy, silliness and verbal anger41

  • Fears night and loss of parent41

  • Shame and guilt motivate positive behavior41

  • Occasional aggression toward peers41

  • May demonstrate extremes of emotions41

  • Wants to be in control of self and talks about feelings41

  • Argumentative41

  • Boasts about accomplishments41

  • Prefers same sex peers41

  • Little separation distress41

  • Silly boisterous humor41

Figure 3-4.11.1

More interested in peers than activity; prefers same sex peers