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

Bodies look to others

Self-consciousEating disorders

Heredity & Nutrition

Sweat & Oil Glands

Body odor

Acne

Hair growthGrowth spurt

9 - 16

10

12

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

Male or Female

Same sex

Same sex

Role Models

Late in this stage

Withdrawn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

Self-control

Non-aggressive

Control

Physical activity

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

!

Essential Question:

Part 3 – Social and Moral Development Ages 7 - 12

Loyalty

Trustworthiness

Kindness and Understanding

Fun

Active physical play

Talking

Points of view

Shared with others in the same situation

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

dependenceindependence

Younger/olderclose

authorityCling

ignore

communicatecontrol

Set a good example

Support the child’s

growing conscience

situations

Reinforce empathy

Use the child’s sense of fairness

Leave parents Identify

w/peers

Peer pressure Conformity

responsibilities

children

decisions Consequences of decisions

“bad decisions”

rules

Family rules w/punishments

Essential Question: How do thinking skills develop?

Part 4 – Intellectual Development Ages 7 – 12

Memory Awareness and curiosity

Idealism & Abstract Thinking Attention Span

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

11

abstractly

At first

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

Too much Really needed

organizationbreak

Who gets is?

Read the article about test anxiety and complete the following graphic:

Test Anxiety

What is it?

Symptoms:

What causes it?

What can a student do?