Exam 8: Supporting Children's Peer Relationships and Friendships

A child who ignores peer suggestions while playing a game with them is having difficulty in which skill phase of the friendship-making process?

Friendship skits are used only with school-age children.

List three reasons why friends are important.

Describe the four types of relationships children encounter. Discuss the benefits of each.

A typical friendship skit consists of three parts: demonstration of a skill, adult explanations, and discussion by the children.

Name two strategies for assisting children in the process of friendship that would be appropriate to use with preschool-age children.

Parents' attitude has no impact on their children's potential for making friends with children of diverse backgrounds.

If you are a child with a physical disability, it is impossible to get other children to like you.

Children who take have difficulty with taking turns or sharing toys are exhibiting difficulty with the first state of friendship: making contact.

Tamara frequently interrupts other children who are talking together. Increasingly, children avoid her. Describe exactly how you would intervene in this situation and provide a rationale for the approach you choose.

How do childhood friendships prepare children for adult relationships?

Which of the following is a friendship fact?

When two or more children become good friends, adults should work on separating them throughout the day.

Adults can teach children to become aware of other children's invitations to play.

Imagine that a parent has expressed to you concern that her seven-year-old daughter is frequently bossed around by her "best friend." Describe what you would tell this parent about her child's behavior in light of your knowledge of children's friendships. In addition, explain what you would tell her to do.

Being a friend and making friends are automatic and all children are equally successful in achieving the status of "friend."

List and describe three of the six strategies adults can use to assist children in the process of friendship.

Laura is a very shy child. Which of the following strategies would be best in helping her make friends?

What two categories describe children who are rarely or never selected as friends?

Many children require practice in learning how to say "hello" or "good-bye" to potential friends.