PRIMARYSCHOOLER

“There is always one moment in childhood when

the door opens and the future in”

--Deepak Chopia, Indian Physician and Author

MIDDLE CHILDHOOD-- 6 TO 12 years old.-- the stage where the child

undergoes so many different changes.

-- physically emotionally, socially & cognitively.

-- children in this stage receive LESS attention than those children in infancy or early childhood.

Description :)Physical

DevelopmentCognitive

DevelopmentSocio-

Emotional Dev’t

• height, weight, appearance, visual, hearing, and motor abilities.

• 3rd stage of Piaget’s Theory

• the Concrete-Operational Stage.

• Psychosocial development with 8 stages.

• Primary schoolers belong to the 4th stage.

Causes :PPhysical

DevelopmentCognitive

DevelopmentSocio-

Emotional Dev’t

• caused by different factors:

• natural• environmental

• everything that a person experienced & gained is a continuous process of assimilation & accomodation.

• industry- child’s involvement in long situation where patience is needed.• inferiority- child gets a feeling of failure.

Abstraction :DPhysical

DevelopmentCognitive

DevelopmentSocio-

Emotional Dev’t

• Physical growth is slow but steady.

• intellectual ability is not the same at different stages.

• school experiences becomes the priority, with children so busy doing school work.

Activities :]Physical

DevelopmentCognitive

DevelopmentSocio-

Emotional Dev’t

• they enjoy doing real-life tasks.

• they are open to accept information but having a hard time to reverse it --- confused.

• enjoying childhood years with friends.

Abilities :3Physical

DevelopmentCognitive

DevelopmentSocio-

Emotional Dev’t

• can perform gross motor skills.

• can apply inductive logic.

• ability to interact positively in the world.

Factors Affecting Dev’t :>Physical

DevelopmentCognitive

DevelopmentSocio-

Emotional Dev’t

• Genes•Food•Climate•Exercise•Medical condition•illnesses

• environment•Parent/guardian•Educator•Friends•Learning aids

• environment•Beliefs•Personal traits•Values•People who they interact with.

Kimberly Dela Cruz

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