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This timeline will go through the stages of typical adolescent behaviors at different ages. -
Age 5
A typical behavior for a 5 year old includes wanting to take charge of smaller responsibilities like dressing oneself and trying to tie shoelaces. Also, they enjoy investigating everything. Source: Gibson, E. How Kids Grow: Defining Normal Behavior. Retrieved May 12, 2018, from https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/challenge-of-difficult-children/how-kids-grow-defining-normal-behavior#story -
Age 6
Some typical behaviors for a 6 year old include being very independent, obsessed with rules and they are always in motion. Also at this age, kids tend to behave the worst around their mothers. Source: Gibson, E. How Kids Grow: Defining Normal Behavior. Retrieved May 12, 2018, from https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/challenge-of-difficult-children/how-kids-grow-defining-normal-behavior#story -
Age 7
A typical behavior for a 7 year old includes complaining about a lot of things. At this age, they also really care about what others think of them. Source: Gibson, E. How Kids Grow: Defining Normal Behavior. Retrieved May 12, 2018, from https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/challenge-of-difficult-children/how-kids-grow-defining-normal-behavior#story -
Age 8
Some typical behaviors for a 8 year old include seeing every situation as black or white including rules and they are very demanding of attention but want adults to see things as they do. Source: Gibson, E. How Kids Grow: Defining Normal Behavior. Retrieved May 12, 2018, from https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/challenge-of-difficult-children/how-kids-grow-defining-normal-behavior#story -
Age 9
Some typical behaviors for a 9 year old include fiddling with things, thinking that all adults are stupid and prefering to hanging with friends over their mothers. Source: Gibson, E. How Kids Grow: Defining Normal Behavior. Retrieved May 12, 2018, from https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/challenge-of-difficult-children/how-kids-grow-defining-normal-behavior#story -
Age 10
Some typical behaviors for a 10 year old include seeing rules as flexible and making excuses for their behavior. However at this stage, they do begin to accept parents wishes and generally obey. Source: Gibson, E. How Kids Grow: Defining Normal Behavior. Retrieved May 12, 2018, from https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/challenge-of-difficult-children/how-kids-grow-defining-normal-behavior#story -
Ages 11-13
Some typical behaviors for an 11-13 year old include the child wanting to make their own decisions, becoming embarrassed to be seen around their parents and wanting guidance instead of lectures from parents. Source: Gibson, E. How Kids Grow: Defining Normal Behavior. Retrieved May 12, 2018, from https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/challenge-of-difficult-children/how-kids-grow-defining-normal-behavior#story -
Teenagers - Ages 14-18
Some typical behaviors for a teenager ages 14-18 include acting on impulse, engaging in risky behaviors and misinterpreting other people's emotions or social cues. Source: Teen Brain: Behavior, Problem Solving, and Decision Making. (2016, September). Retrieved May 12, 2018, from https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/The-Teen-Brain-Behavior-Problem-Solving-and-Decision-Making-095.aspx
