Identity
Job of the child
- To assert an identity separate from others
- To acquire information about the world including self, body and gender role
- To discover effect on others and place in groups
- To learn to exert power to affect relationships
- To practice socially appropriate behaviour
- To separate fantasy from reality
- To learn extent of personal power
- To continue learning earlier tasks
Affirmations
- You can explore who you are and find out about others
- You can try out different ways of being powerful
- All of your feelings are okay here
- You can learn the results of your behaviour
- You can be powerful and ask for help at the same time
- You can learn what is pretend and what is real
Helpful Teacher/Carer Behaviours
- Affirm learner in doing developmental tasks for this stage
- Expect learner to express feelings and to connect feeling and thinking
- Teach clearly that it is OK to be who you are, and that both sexes and all cultures are OK
- Answer questions accurately, provide information and correct misinformation
- Be clear about responsibilities
- Encourage fantasy while being clear about what is fantasy and what is reality
- Acknowledge and respond to appropriate behaviour
Hunger - Recognition
Killer message- Don't be who you are; Don't be you