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5-10 years
5-Take charge of some responsibilities such as tie shoelaces and dress with skill. Help with the family chores.
7- Become attached to adults other than their parents (coaches, teachers, neighbors). Demonstrate their athletic abilities in organized sports
10 - Accept parents' wishes and generally obey. See rules as flexible and make excuses for all misbehavior. -
11-12 years
11- Embarrassment and self-consciousness due to body changes taking place. Often embarrassed to be seen in public with parents.
12- Want to make their own decisions, choose their own friends. -
14 - 18 years
14- Stop confiding in their parents. Instead, they are more likely to turn to their friends and seek advice from their peers.
15-often assertive to the point of pushing their limits too far.
17- goal-oriented, want more freedom and responsibility
18-Socially and emotionally mature, able to assert their independence
