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    Children in middle childhood (ages 6-8) become more independent physically and socially. They can dress and care for themselves with little help. Cognitively, their thinking progresses as short-term memory and enjoyment of reading improve. Socially, they form stronger friendships and understand their place in the world. Culturally, some children learn self-restraint and social standards, though this can cause fear of failure. By age 8, children learn better ways to discuss thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Potential atypical developments include obesity, low self-esteem, and family issues can impact learning and development.

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    Children in middle childhood (ages 6-8) become more independent physically and socially. They can dress and care for themselves with little help. Cognitively, their thinking progresses as short-term memory and enjoyment of reading improve. Socially, they form stronger friendships and understand their place in the world. Culturally, some children learn self-restraint and social standards, though this can cause fear of failure. By age 8, children learn better ways to discuss thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Potential atypical developments include obesity, low self-esteem, and family issues can impact learning and development.

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    Children in middle childhood (ages 6-8) become more independent physically and socially. They can dress and care for themselves with little help. Cognitively, their thinking progresses as short-term memory and enjoyment of reading improve. Socially, they form stronger friendships and understand their place in the world. Culturally, some children learn self-restraint and social standards, though this can cause fear of failure. By age 8, children learn better ways to discuss thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Potential atypical developments include obesity, low self-esteem, and family issues can impact learning and development.

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    M I D D LE CH I LD H O O D

    D EV ELO PM EN T

    PHYSICAL LANGUAGE COGNITIVE

    Children in this age group are As the child continue to grow The thinking
    much more independent. through this stage, they star t to progress
    become more independent for begin to
    - They can dress
    their parents and they star t to strengthen in
    themselves and tie
    work more on creative this stage
    their shoes.
    long- lasting relationships with
    - Their daily routines more because they star t to
    fr iend. There is a better
    tend to require little to have better under standing of
    under standing of their place in
    no help from the feelings and their
    the world and discuss the
    parents. feelings.Shor t ter m memor y
    future. (Center s for Disease
    improves, they begin to enjoy
    Control and Prevention, n.d.).
    reading.

    SOCIAL-EM OTIONAL

    Children at this stage: - Star ts to pay more


    attention to fr iends and
    - Under stand more about teamwork
    his or her place in the - Wants to be accepted
    world (CDC,n.d)
    - Begin to think about
    what they want to do in
    the future
    Social Fact or s:

    A social factor that comes


    with this stage is ?Star t to
    for m stronger, more
    complex fr iendships and
    peer relationships. It
    becomes more emotionally
    impor tant to have fr iends, At ypical Developm en t
    especially of the same sex.?
    (CDC,n.d) A few atypical developments that
    you might see in middle childhood
    are:
    Cu lt u r e f act or s:
    - Obesity: This might include
    Some cultures teach their children sluggish behavior, weight
    how to value one?s self- restr aint gain, and causes poor
    and social standards. The one
    thinking skills.
    problem with this is it tends to
    - Low Self-esteem: This can be
    cause children to fear failure or
    caused my bulling,
    adult cr iticism. relationship with friends,
    family problem.

    Self- Regulation/ Mor al


    Fam ily St r at egies:
    A few family str ategies that can help
    Reasoning with lear ning and development:
    - Limit your child?s screen time
    By the age of eight year s - Creative family time, like
    old a child will lear n better cooking together, game night or
    ways to talk about their movie night.
    thoughts and their feelings. - Going a family outing together.
    They will also lear n how to - Children will have a happier
    lifestyle if they are close to their
    descr ibe the exper iences
    parents.
    they are having.

    REFERENCE:
    Berk, L. E. 2013). Child development. Center s for Disease Control and
    Boston Prevention (n.d.). Middle Childhood
    (6- 8 year s of age). Retr ieved from:
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/

    childdevelopment/positiveparenting

    /middle.htm

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