FE R. OCHOTORENA KURT BYRON ANG
CHARACTERISTICS
Late childhood is generally defined as ages
9 through 12.
Parents
name this stage as:
Troublesome age
- children are no longer willing to do what they are told to do and they are more influenced by their peers
Quarrelsome age-
Children this age become more adept at relationships, but they also may have many conflicts with their peers. Many children are competitive, and can become argumentative and quarrelsome when they lose.
Sloppy age
–
the time when the child tend to be careless and slovenly about their appearance and when their rooms are so cluttered.
Characteristics Continued. . .
Educators
name this stage as:
Elementary school age -
It is the stage when they are still in the upper grade of elementary school.
Critical period
–
a period of nurture to adapt to nature (genes and environment). Children have to tune themselves to environment and individual. It is
a time during development when they are more sensitive to influences.
The support of family and friends is very important during this phase of
development due to varied influences. Also, there is more pressure on schools to recognize problems in six-to-twelve -year-olds, and to teach children the
social and life skills that will help them continue to develop into healthy
adolescents
.
Psychologists call this:
Gang age -
There is a gang spirit in this stage in which the major concern is the acceptance of the age-mates in a group. They develop a strong sense of loyalty to the gang.
Creative age
–
the creative talent in a
child’s
individuality can be identified. He no longer remains a blind imitator but gives evidence of his creative ability in thought, feeling and action.
Play age
- They love to live in groups when they engage themselves in play activities. Group play and group activity make the child more social, loyal and disciplined. He begins to acquire social virtues like friendship, co-operation and competition in group play with his own age mates.
Characteristics Continued. . .