Characteristics of late childhood: Late childhood extends from the age of 6 years to 12 years. By 12, the child becomes sexually mature.
For most of the young children, there is a major change in the pattern of their lives. While adjusting to the new demands and expectations, the children are in a state of disequilibrium. They are emotionally disturbed. Many changes take place in attitudes, values and behavior. During the last one year or two, marked physical changes take place. The physical changes at the end of this stage create a disequilibrium resulting in the disturbance of accustomed life style.
Sloppy age: It is a troublesome age by which the children are no longer willing to do what they are told to do. Older children, especially boys, are careless about their clothes and other material possessions. Such an age is called as the 'sloppy age'. Again it is regarded as a quarrelsome age because we can see the boy child and girl child often indulged in mini quarrels. It is at this stage that the children acquire the rudiments of knowledge that are considered as essential for successful adjustment to adult life. Again there is a gang spirit in which the major concern is the acceptance by the age-mates in a gang. There is a team spirit in play activities and creative works. Physical growth gives a predictable future in body structure with reference to weight and height. Physical growth in sex matters become more pronounced. Puberty growth spurts a little later for boys than girls.
Development of skills:
i) Play skills ii) School skills iii) Self help skills iv) Social help skills v) Hand skills vi) Speech skills vii) Pronunciation skills viii) Vocabulary skills ix) Health maintenance skills Notable
Changes in behaviors:
i) Unpleasant emotions are socially unacceptable ii) Expression of anger in moodiness iii) Heightened emotional expressions iv) Learning to curb external emotional expressions v) Boys have more extensive peer groups than girls vi) Not satisfied with associates vii) Aim for socio-metric status in age-mates viii) Desire for leadership in peers ix) Constructive play activities x) Exploring and collecting things.
For most of the young children, there is a major change in the pattern of their lives. While adjusting to the new demands and expectations, the children are in a state of disequilibrium. They are emotionally disturbed. Many changes take place in attitudes, values and behavior. During the last one year or two, marked physical changes take place. The physical changes at the end of this stage create a disequilibrium resulting in the disturbance of accustomed life style.
Sloppy age: It is a troublesome age by which the children are no longer willing to do what they are told to do. Older children, especially boys, are careless about their clothes and other material possessions. Such an age is called as the 'sloppy age'. Again it is regarded as a quarrelsome age because we can see the boy child and girl child often indulged in mini quarrels. It is at this stage that the children acquire the rudiments of knowledge that are considered as essential for successful adjustment to adult life. Again there is a gang spirit in which the major concern is the acceptance by the age-mates in a gang. There is a team spirit in play activities and creative works. Physical growth gives a predictable future in body structure with reference to weight and height. Physical growth in sex matters become more pronounced. Puberty growth spurts a little later for boys than girls.
Development of skills:
i) Play skills ii) School skills iii) Self help skills iv) Social help skills v) Hand skills vi) Speech skills vii) Pronunciation skills viii) Vocabulary skills ix) Health maintenance skills Notable
Changes in behaviors:
i) Unpleasant emotions are socially unacceptable ii) Expression of anger in moodiness iii) Heightened emotional expressions iv) Learning to curb external emotional expressions v) Boys have more extensive peer groups than girls vi) Not satisfied with associates vii) Aim for socio-metric status in age-mates viii) Desire for leadership in peers ix) Constructive play activities x) Exploring and collecting things.
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