Timeline: Timeline of Typical Student Behavior Ages 5-18 Kelly Ray | Timetoast

May 1, 2017

Age 5

1. Investigates everything
2. Develops self-help skills (such as toileting, dressing themselves)
3. Knows right from wrong
4. Likes to play with peers, rather than being alone
5. When playing, the child makes up rules as they go along
May 2, 2017

Age 6

1. Obsessed with rules
2. Naturally try to test limits and boundaries
3. Becoming more independent with increasing desire for control
4. May tattle more often to let adult know that he/she knows the rule
5. May have temper tantrums again
May 3, 2017

Age 7

1. Able to demonstrate prolonged concentration and patience
2. Experiment with behaviors such as lying and defiance
3. Feel mistreated by everyone, withdraw from trouble and complain
4. Care what others think about them
5. Consistently thinks about playing
May 4, 2017

Age 8

1. Overly sensitive to parents approval or disapproval
2. Engages in more complex social activities and behaviors
3. Demands attention from parents, but wants parents to think the way the child does
4. May cry when tired and have stomachaches when stressed or worried.
5. Often fights with parents
May 5, 2017

Age 9

1. Friends may become more important than family
2. Although they prefer same-sex friendships, they may start showing an interest in developing friendships with the opposite sex
3. May rebel against too many directions and direct orders
4. May become more argumentative when they do not get their way
5. May become more increasingly awkward
May 6, 2017

Age 10

1. Accepts parents wishes and generally obey
2. Realizes the needs of others may need to come before theirs
3. May see rules as flexible and makes excuses for all misbehavior
4. Takes pride in doing things well and aims to please those who they see important in their lives
5. A heightened focus on healthy eating and exercising based on awareness of body image
May 7, 2017

Age 11

1. Develops strong friendships
2. Begin to understand how others feel
3. Become more self-assertive (often seen as "rude and difficult")
4. Wants to make their own decisions and choose their own friends
May 8, 2017

Age 12

1. Body changes may cause embarrassment and self-consciousness
2. Want guidance from parents, but feel embarrassed to be with them in public
3. Is less impulsive, more reasonable, more companionable, and shows better self-control
4. Wants to win approval from others
5. Girls' behaviors may become erratic as hormonal influences take over
May 9, 2017

Age 13

1. Looking for more privilege and freedom
2. May rebel against bedtime rules and food choices
3. Seeking more independence
4. Trying to grow up at a faster rate than they can handle
May 10, 2017

Age 14

1. Recognizes own strengths and weaknesses
2. Interest in opposite sex becomes more apparent
3. Social circle is large and varied
4. Finds many faults with parents and are embarrassed by parents
May 11, 2017

Age 15

1. Friends are very important; may have one or two best friends
2. Need rules and consequences based on responsibility level
3. May be concerned with body image
4. Strong desire for independence; wants to be free of family
5. Dating and romantic relationships are commonplace
May 12, 2017

Age 16

1. Feels secure with sense of self
2. Starts to view parents as people, rather than rule-makers
3. Friendships are important, but romantic relationships can be more important
4. Become more successful in handling responsibilities
May 13, 2017

Age 17

1. Better at regulating emotions- less likely to lose temper
2. Moods are calmer due to fewer hormonal shifts
3. Develop healthy habits for ascent into adulthood
May 14, 2017

Age 18

1. Making their own decisions on healthy habits
2. Still need rules when living at home while transitioning into adulthood
3. Need to establish communication about any problems they may be having
4. Value committed relationships
5. Make their own decisions