child development
Child Development: 9- to 12-Year-Olds
In late elementary and middle school your child experiences a period of tremendous intellectual, social-emotional, and physical change. School demands increase, friends become as important as family, and puberty begins to reshape her body. This is also a time when individual differences among children become more apparent.
Here are the stages you can expect you child to pass through during early adolescence:
9-Year-Olds
Physical Development uses tools, such as a hammer or small garden tools, fairly well capable of fine hand and finger movements draws with great detail may persist with an activity until exhausted interested in own strength; boys enjoy wrestling
Intellectual Development memorizes and recites facts, but may not show deep understanding reads to learn (rather than learning to read) has a strong desire to complete tasks keeps train of thought and will continue work even after interruptions able to use a dictionary very interested in mastering skills critical thinking starting to emerge beginning be aware of right and wrong (versus good and bad)
Social & Emotional Development may experience wide mood swings may be critical of self and others may use physical complaints to avoid unpleasant tasks often dislikes the opposite sex intensely responsible; can be depended upon and trusted puts great importance on fairness, in self and in others likes to talk and share ideas
10-Year-Olds
Physical Development has both skill and stamina for gross motor activities such as biking, skating, and team sports personality traits may be revealed by posture and movement habits girls may show signs of approaching puberty: softening and rounding of features subtle signs of breast development
Intellectual Development still memorizes and recites without thinking deeply about the subject developing a conscience but not yet consistently able to tell right from wrong; relies upon
In late elementary and middle school your child experiences a period of tremendous intellectual, social-emotional, and physical change. School demands increase, friends become as important as family, and puberty begins to reshape her body. This is also a time when individual differences among children become more apparent.
Here are the stages you can expect you child to pass through during early adolescence:
9-Year-Olds
Physical Development uses tools, such as a hammer or small garden tools, fairly well capable of fine hand and finger movements draws with great detail may persist with an activity until exhausted interested in own strength; boys enjoy wrestling
Intellectual Development memorizes and recites facts, but may not show deep understanding reads to learn (rather than learning to read) has a strong desire to complete tasks keeps train of thought and will continue work even after interruptions able to use a dictionary very interested in mastering skills critical thinking starting to emerge beginning be aware of right and wrong (versus good and bad)
Social & Emotional Development may experience wide mood swings may be critical of self and others may use physical complaints to avoid unpleasant tasks often dislikes the opposite sex intensely responsible; can be depended upon and trusted puts great importance on fairness, in self and in others likes to talk and share ideas
10-Year-Olds
Physical Development has both skill and stamina for gross motor activities such as biking, skating, and team sports personality traits may be revealed by posture and movement habits girls may show signs of approaching puberty: softening and rounding of features subtle signs of breast development
Intellectual Development still memorizes and recites without thinking deeply about the subject developing a conscience but not yet consistently able to tell right from wrong; relies upon