Behavior Timeline: Child development, Ages 5--18

By angrylin
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    Ages 5--8

  • Typical behaviors for this stage: ~ Investigative/curious

  • ~ Obsessed with rules, and view rules in stark dichotomy

  • ~ Seeks approval from authority figures

  • Typical behaviors for this stage: Shift to seeking approval from peers

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    Ages 9--12

  • Shift to viewing rules as gray areas

  • Increasingly self-conscious

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    Ages 13--18

  • Typical behaviors for this stage: Emotional & over-reactive

  • Poor-planning and judgment

  • Risky, impulsive