The School Age Years

  • 5 Years Old: Investigates everything -- including fire.

    Investigates everything -- including fire.
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    Development from 5 to 18

  • 7 Years Old: Do care what others think about them.

  • 10 Years Old: Accepts parents wishes and generally obeys.

  • 11 Years Old: Body changes cause embarrassment and self-consciousness.

  • 12 Years Old: They begin to understand how others feel.

  • 13 Years Old: developing independent responsibilities for a few years and is looking for more privileges

  • 14 Years Old: There is a decreased preoccupation with the body and an increased involvement with peers.

  • 16 Years Old: Teens of this age are extremely sensitive to the social norms of the peer group, including choices in dress, hairstyle, vocabulary and music. They tend to have a small group of friends who share similar values and behaviors.

  • 18 Years Old: Common to see them purposefully change hygiene routines, change the style of their dress or look in an effort to assert their independence