Developmental Tasks
- To develop a sense of accomplishment, which centers around the ability to learn and apply skills, deal with peers, competition, self-control, and greater strength.
- To develop and test values and beliefs, which guide present and future behaviors.
Indicators Related to Developmental Lag
- Excessive concerns about competition and performance, especially in school; extreme rebellion; teasing; headaches; nervous stomach; ulcers; nervous tics; consistent procrastination; overdependence on caregivers for age-appropriate tasks; social isolation; lack of friends and involvements; few interests; inappropriate relationships with "older" people, e.g., teenagers; stealing; pathological lying; bedwetting; fire-setting.
Note: Although these tasks and indicators may be present during ages 7 to 12, each may be more observable at specific times.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT: Ten to Eleven Years
|
| Normal Characteristics |
Suggested Behaviors for Effective Parenting |
| Girls may have rapid weight increase. |
Provide good nutrition. |
| Boys are more active and rough; motor skills are well-developed. |
To fine tune manual skills, put in a basketball hoop and/or provide roller blades. |
INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT: Ten to Eleven Years
|
| Normal Characteristics |
Suggested Behaviors for Effective Parenting |
| Is alert, poised, and concerned with fads; argues logically. |
Encourage/teach child to use logic in thinking and problem-solving.
Is good time to discuss drug abuse. |
| May like to read. |
Provide books geared to interests. |
| May begin to show talent. Has many interests of short duration. |
Provide lessons in music, art, and other interests. |
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: Ten to Eleven Years
|
| Normal Characteristics |
Suggested Behaviors for Effective Parenting |
| Is affectionate with parents; has great pride in father; finds mother all-important. |
Spend time with the child. |
| Is highly selective in friendships; may have one best friend; important to be "in" with the gang; may develop hero worship. |
Accept child's need for, and choice of, friends and feeling of being "in". |
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Ten to Eleven Years
|
| Normal Characteristics |
Suggested Behaviors for Effective Parenting |
| Is concerned with style. |
Allow child to select clothes and hair style, within a firm budget. |
| Is casual and relaxed. |
Enjoy! |
| Likes privacy. |
Provide for personal space. |
| Girls mature faster than boys. |
Provide reassurance as needed. |
| Not an angry age; anger, when it comes, is violent and immediate; seldom cries but may cry when angry. |
Recognize and accept angry feelings, tears of temporary duration, and outbursts. |
| Main worry concerns school and peer relationships. |
Provide opportunities for appropriate socialization. |
MORAL DEVELOPMENT: Ten to Eleven Years
|
| Normal Characteristics |
Suggested Behaviors for Effective Parenting |
| Has strong sense of justice and a strict moral code. |
Recognize that the child's sense of justice is limited to own world. Accept rigidity and support the child's concerns about right and wrong. Don't belittle. |
| More concerned with what is wrong than what is right. |
Acknowledge injustice. |
View Full Article
Reprinted with the permission of the Department of Social and Health Services.
photo by:
Wolfgang Staudt 
100th Day of School
Celebrate President's Day
7 Things to Do When a Teacher Calls Home
Add your own comment