Developmental Milestones

• School Age – 5 to 10 yrs.

• Major change – They spend large amounts of time away from home in a structured environment.

Physical Development (School Age)

• Eye-hand coordination improves; reading,drawing, writing more accurately

• Continue to grow, but at a slower pace

• Baby teeth are replaced by permanent teeth

• Enjoy games/activities requiring more skillful running & jumping

Intellectual Development(School Age)

• Ask many questions

• Acquire reasoning skills (think about why & how things happen)

• Master more complex tasks (math, reading, science principles)

Language Development(School Age)

• During elementary school – child adds about 5,000 words per year to vocabulary; improving grammar

Emotional Development(School Age)

• Less fear, more stress (academics, family life, changes)

• Those with high self-esteem handle stress more effectively

• May attempt to hurt other children’s feelings rather than physically hurt them

Social Development(school Age)

• More social opportunities outside the family

• Social acceptance by peers important; may not want to be seen as “different”

• More responsibility for own behavior• Sharing/considering feelings of others• Better understand property rights of others• Follow rules due to fear of punishment

Moral Development(School Age)

• Understands many rules are flexible & can be changed

• Develops a conscience (inner sense of right and wrong which encourages good behavior & causes guilt for bad behavior)

• May care about what others think

• Learn by example