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12 Years-Old
Physical: Signs of menstruation in girls and muscle development in boys begin to show
Emotional: starts to show a rebellious streak
Intellectual: becomes more aware of the concepts pf justice and equality
Cognitive: Starts to understand cause-and-effect sequences. -
11 Years-Old
Physical: Have growth spurts with accompany body pains like cramps
Emotional: develop better decision-making skills
Intellectual: begin to realize that there are multiple ways to view a piece on information
Cognitive: most speech issued that appeared in the child's past are resolved by now -
10 Years-Old
Physical:early signs of puberty may appear
Emotional: enjoy being with friends and most likely have a best friend of the same gender
Intellectual: are reading books with chapters
Cognitive: have learned to write in cursive and can write longer sentences -
9 Years-Old
Physical: start to show growth pattern related to gender
Emotional: can control their anger most of the time and have caring relationships with friends
Intellectual: can read and understand longer sentences of up to 12 words
cognitive: likes organization and planning -
8 Years-Old
Physical: may have arms and legs that seem to long for their bodies
Emotional: are more likely to follow rules they create and enjoy
Intellectual: can read simple sentences
cognitive: can now count by 2s and know what day of the week it is -
7 Year-Old
Physical: can combine motor skills like running and kicking a ball, or dancing to music
Emotional: begin feeling empathy towards others and overcome some fears
Intellectual: they have a solid sense of time
Cognitive: can solve simple math problems with objects like beads -
6 Years-Old
Physical: Starting to loose baby teeth and develop back molars
Emotional: Becomes more aware of theirs and others emotions
Intellectual: continue to develop independent reading and enjoy writing stories about themselves
Cognitive: able to handle more complicated projects at school
