School Age Children Development

6 Year old

2000

Physical:Baby teeth start to fall out around age 6 to be replaced by permanent adult teeth
Emotional:They may understand sophisticated concepts, like not hurting someone's feelings
Intellectual: curiosity about the world around them will begin to increase exponentially.
Cognitive:Can tell you their age. Can count to and understand the concept of "10."

7 Year old

2001

physical: can perform more difficult movements such as twisting, turning or spinning while standing in one place.
emotional:Become more aware of and sensitive to the feelings of others. This trait is called empathy.
intellectual: Have a solid sense of time. They understand seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, seasons, and years.
cognitive:can read and interpret graphs, tables, maps and diagrams.

8 Year old

2002

physical:Increase in body strength and hand dexterity through physical activities. Improved coordination and reaction time
emotional:their desire for increased independence from parents and siblings
intellectual:Know how to count by 2s and 5s
cognitive:They do not usually know the full date and year. Can read simple sentences.

9 Year old

2003

physical: Grow about 2.5 in. and gain about 7 lb in a year.
emotional:Have caring, solid friendships. Have gained a strong sense of empathy
intellectual:Read frequently and enjoy books. Often read with a goal of learning about something of interest.
cognitive: Know that objects have uses and can be classified into different categories.

10 and 11 Year old

2004

physical: beginning of puberty
emotional:they struggle to find the means to appropriately individuate, they can, at times, seem willful or defiant.
intellectual:manage their time and organize themselves
cognitive:ability to gather information and formulate well-organized opinions and thoughts.

12 Year old

2005

physical:Exhibit a wide range of sexual maturity and growth patterns between genders.
emotional:They are just beginning to cope with hormonal changes.
intellectual:children develop logical thought, deductive reasoning abilities
cognitive:improved memory and executive function skills.