School age milestone

6 years old

2009

Physical: improved in locomotor skills
such as running, skipping, etc.
Emotional: loves to show off their talents
Intellectual: begin to understand cause and effect relationships
Cognitive: can count up to 10

7 years old

2010

Physical: shows improved skills at simple chores
Emotional: starts to use self-calming strategies
Intellectual: name characters, settings, problems and solutions in books or shows
Cognitive: solve word problems

8 years old

2011

Physical: lose baby teeth
Emotional: likely to follow rules they create
Intellectual: draw a picture with 16 features
Cognitive: know how to count by 2s, 5s, etc.

9 years old

2012

Physical: lose more of their teeth
Emotional: have caring and solid relationships
Intellectual: can read and understand longer sentences up to 12 words
Cognitive: likes organization and planning

10 years old

2013

Physical: demonstrates improved agility, speed, coordination, and balance
Emotional: admired and imitates older youth
Intellectual: learning to use good judgment
Cognitive: can often spend long periods of time working on activities they enjoy

11 years old

2014

Physical: shows signs of puberty
Emotional: starts to resist physical affection
Intellectual: understands that thoughts are private
Cognitive: there are often changes of interests

12 years old

2015

Physical: goes through a growth spurt
Emotional: starts to show a rebellious streak
Intellectual: starts to understand cause-and-effect sequences
Cognitive: understands and applies logic to situations and problems