Relationships:Development of the School-Age
ChildPart 1 – Physical Development Ages 7 - 12
Essential Question: What physical development takes place during this time and how can you
provide guidance to influence this development?
NUTRITION
at different times
Hands & feet
Arms & legs
Torso
May cause embarrassment
PUBERTY
Girls are earlier
Often taller than boys
Increases
Growth spurts are common
Improve
Muscles get stronger
Better muscle control
Eye-hand coordination
improves
More complex
tasks become easier
Team sports become popular
Sport is developmentally
appropriate
Play for fun and good health
(not winning)
Learn sportsmanship Everyone has good
and bad days
Nutrition Eating disorders Physical Activity
Care for their teethGet enough sleep(10 – 11 hours)
Personal Hygiene Personal Safety
Essential Question: How do children’s emotions change from ages 7 to 12 and what specific
emotions are common at this age?
Part 2 – Emotional Development Ages 7 - 12
Your idea of who you are
Emotions
Personality
Ways you perceive the world
Abstract thinking
unique
In different situations
successfulchallenges
skills
ClassroomSportsMusicArts
Self-esteemChoices made
New things
inferior
incompetent
How can you help children develop a sense of competence?
Help children focus on their
Provide
Encourage
Establish reachable
Recognize
Focus on the
Competence – A feeling that they can be successful and meet most challenges
Strengths
Opportunities
Learning
Goals
Success
Positive
Withdrawn
Quiet
Stay close to home
Worry
Sensitive to what others say about them
More positive
Curious
Lively & Active
Often dramatic – may exaggerate stories
Absorbed in their thoughts
Embarrassed by failings
Some keep feelings hidden = anxiety & tension
More positive
HappyFocus more on strengths
Puberty + hormones = mood swings
May feel awkward
Very absorbed in their own thoughts and concerns
Peers are very important to them
Crave acceptance
Hate being different
May hide their true feelings
Fear of the dark → Fear that world events will affect their family
Fears
Others see them
NormalNot
Anxiety Disorder
Physical
Intense dislike
Someone else
common
May be difficult at
times! Help the child maintain self-
control
Avoid taking it
personally
Listen attentively
Be Patient
!
confident Make
and keep friends
school
School performance
negative
classmatessports teams
neighbors
Social skills
Group activities
envy
gossip
Need to belong/feeling excludeddisrespect
Set ground rules
Listen to both sides
Find common ground
Reach a solution acceptable to both sides
jealousy
Dealing with Bullies
Bullying is:
Direct _________ or ___________ toward another person, often someone weaker.
Can be:
Physical –
Emotional –
Look for signs:
●Cuts, bruises, torn _________________
● “loses” __________ frequently●Does not want to go to _________________●Becomes unusually _________________● is always ________●has trouble ________________
Parents should:
● Question the child in a ____________ way.
● Reassure them that it is _______________
● ___________ the situation
aggression
abuse
Pushing or shoving
Teasing, rumors,
offensive comments
supportive
Not their fault
Report
clothing
Lunch money
school
Moody, withdrawn
sleeping
anxious
Set a good example
Support the child’s
growing conscience
situations
Reinforce empathy
Use the child’s sense of fairness
responsibilities
children
decisions Consequences of decisions
“bad decisions”
rules
Family rules w/punishments
Piaget’s Four Periods of Learning
Period Characteristics
Sensorimotor Children learn through their senses and own actions.
PreoperationalChildren think in terms of their own activities and what they perceive at the moment.
Concrete operations Children can think logically but still learn best through experience.
Formal operations People are capable of abstract thinking.
Piaget
The same order time
7
Actual objects or tasks
experiences
Abstract ideas
During this stage
Classifying objects
Placing objects in a series
Extended Relationships
Conservation
Essential Question: Describe the factors that play a role in how much children learn
between the ages of 7 and 12.
Part 5 –Learning from Ages 7 – 12
Activity based Language based
Work in pairs or small groups
They ask more questions
Learn cooperation
and communication
Assignments take more time
More complex
Usually long term
assignment
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