Jack is still developing emotionally and socially. When asked to describe himself, Jack described himself as a “good boy,” “tough,” and a “big brother.” He typically only has positive things to say about himself, so Danielle determined that he has a higher self-esteem than most children his age. Typically, self-esteem is supposed to drop when a child enters grade-school, but Jack’s seems to be pretty good. Generally, Jack has a good self-esteem, except when other boys compare themselves to Jack. Jack tries to act like these social comparisons do not bother him, but it is easy to see that sometimes they do. For example, when the boys criticize Jack’s football capabilities, Jack stops playing with them. When Jack gets upset, he shuts down and gets very quiet which showed Danielle that he has trouble expressing his emotions. …show more content…
For example, Jack was playing with Legos one day and there were only two human figurines. A new child came up and joined in the play and asked Jack and the other boy playing if he could use the human Lego. The other boy said no, which upset the child. Jack saw that the child was upset and gave the child his human Lego. Jack said that they could take turns using it. Even though Jack describes himself as a “good boy” and has a pretty good self-esteem, he does not understand moral reasoning. Jack plays a video game where he can steal things. According to Jack, if he steals something in real life, he will not get in trouble because his mom says he is a “good boy.” Danielle thinks that it is important for Jack’s parents and teachers to emphasize competence and modesty because she thinks that this will help Jack with moral reasoning. Danielle also believes that with further emotional and social development, Jack will better understand consequences of his