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School Age Years
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6 to 8 years
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- Your child will appear to be in constant motion.
- Your child's balance will improve.
- Your child should enjoy playing catch.
- Your child should be able to use a hammer and build simple structures.
- Favorite playtime activities may include outdoor activities, board games, arts and crafts.
- Your child may enjoy making up games or making new rules for games.
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- Your child should be using language correctly and understand sentence structures.
- Continue encouraging your child to read books and make up stories.
- School lessons will include reading, writing, addition and subtraction.
- Your child should be able to define words and have a concept of abstract words.
- Your child will learn to tell time.
- Teach your child your home address.
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- At this age, your child may act silly and tease others.
- Your child will enjoy jokes and riddles.
- Your child's attention span will be longer.
- An interest in religion may develop.
- Your child may want to be more independent.
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8 to 10 Years
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- Your child will prefer to play with peers of the same sex.
- Favorite activities will include playing outdoors, playing board games, arts and crafts, word games, competitive games and organized sports.
- Your child will enjoy spending the night at a friend's home.
- Your child will enjoy doing things alone.
- Collections, such as stamps or coins, may interest your child.
- Your child's movements will be smoother and more graceful.
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- Continue encouraging your child to read books. Your child's reading skills should steadily improve.
- School lessons will include cursive writing, multiplication and division.
- Your child should be able to tell time correctly.
- Your child will understand past, present and future.
- At this age, children should be able to join fully in conversations with friends and adults. They can introduce topics, stay focused on a topic and close conversations.
- Your child will be able to express feelings.
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- Your child may seek independence.
- Heroes and role models may be important to your child.
- Your child will have an increased need for privacy.
- Worries and nervous behavior are common.
- Your child will take part in family discussions.
- Your child will understand death as permanent, biological and universal.
- Your child will begin being influenced by friends and classmates.
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10 to 12 Years
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- Your child may show an interest in or a skill for a particular sport.
- Your child may enjoy interacting with both sexes.
- Clothing and appearance may become more important.
- Your child may enjoy spending the night at a friend's home.
- Your child may enjoy doing things alone.
- Your child may write in a diary or journal.
- Listening to the radio and playing music on the stereo are popular at this age.
- Your child may find more creative, and less structured ways to spend free time.
- Rapid growth spurts may occur at this age.
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- Continue encouraging your child to read books. Your child's reading skills should steadily improve.
- Your child will understand and express humor.
- Your child can talk about feelings, but may be private about them.
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- Appearance becomes more important. Your child will want to dress and act like teen role models. Peer pressure has an impact on your child's appearance.
- Your child will seek privacy and may feel self-conscious.
- Your child should have a more realistic choice of heroes and role models.
- Worries and nervous behavior are common.
- Your child will take part in family discussions.
- Your child will be easily influenced by peers.
- Family activities may be less important. Instead, your child will show a greater interest in the world outside of your home.
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