Peer Relationships & Friendship

Authors

Jill M. Swirsky Ph.D., Holy Family UniversityFollow

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Description

In this module, students will discuss some of the important factors surrounding peer relationships and friendships. What does it mean to be a friend? How can we teach children to resolve conflict in friendships? How can peer pressure influence behavior? Using clips from Sesame Street and other children’s media, students will consider these, and related, questions about the power of peers.

Publication Date

2023

Keywords

peer relationships, friendship, conflict

Disciplines

Early Childhood Education

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Potential classes:

• Early Social and Emotional Development
• Lifespan Development, Child Development
• Early Childhood Education
• Introductory Psychology
• Adolescence

Recommended Citation

Swirsky, Jill M. Ph.D., "Peer Relationships & Friendship" (2023). Sample module-themed coursework with Sesame Street examples. 20.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/themed-coursework/20

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