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6 year old
walk backward quickly; skip and run with agility and speed. incorporate motor skills into games.
Six-year-olds are confident and delight in showing off their talents. They start to display an increasing awareness of their own and others' emotions and begin to develop better techniques for self controlChildren, this age may feel an increasing awareness of right and wrong, and may "tell on" peers who they think are not doing the right thing. -
7 year old
At this age, kids will also develop better coordination and balance and can learn to do more combinations with their motor skills, such as moving around while they're dancing.Feelings of sadness anger "big feelings".At this age most kids are curious of whats around them -
8 year old
Communicates needs, wants and emotions in healthy ways. Consistently recognizes the views of others in classroom interactions.They begin to look like "big kids," but puberty is still a couple of years away for most of themEight-year-olds usually make great gains in their cognitive development. Most of them begin to have an understanding of money, both literally and conceptually. -
9 year old
Nine-year-old children will begin to face numerous physical and emotional challenges as they approach adolescenceAt nine, children are better able to handle conflict. Their growing independence will lead to them to seek relationships independent of their family, including sleepovers at friends' houses.Whether it’s reading suspenseful books, playing baseball, or finding out all they can about the world of Star Wars, your child will pursue his interests with diligence and focus. -
10 year old
At age 10, you can expect your child to have more control over emotions and may see her becoming more skilled at handling conflict and negotiating solutions with friends.Many children will start to experience major growth spurts by the time reach the fifth grade. Girls tend to grow at a faster pace and may suddenly find themselves towering over boys the same age. Learning accelerates significantly in fifth grade as children prepare for the middle-school years. -
11 year old
Age 11 often means big physical changes. For girls, puberty might have already started; boys often enter it later (around age 12), but it’s not unheard of for boys to start it by 11.Once the child hits puberty, expect moodiness and a roller coaster of both distress and happiness.At age 11 kids tend to find out how their decisions affect them. -
12 year old
Age 12 is smack-dab in the middle of the years in which a girl begins puberty and right at the beginning of a typical age for a boy to start going through the process.Teenage emotions are no joke, and you probably will get a taste of the wild ride over the next year. They love their parents but want nothing to do with themA 12-year-old’s brain has stopped growing in size, but it’s nowhere near done developing. Abstract thinking, problem-solving, and logic are all becoming easier.