What to Expect by Age

The first plane of development (0-6 yrs old)

Characteristics of 0 - 6:

• What
• Interested in self
• Tireless workers
• Absorbent Mind
• Sensitive Periods
• Movement
• Susceptible to illness
• Primary qualities of character:
• Control of Will
• Concentration
• Independence
• Critical Thinking
• Repetition

Moving to second plane (6-12 yrs old)

Characteristics of 6-12:

• Why
• Healthy
• More interested in peers than self
• Who they work with more important than the work
• Moral Development - tattling - Is this right?
• Emotional Development - Serenity; Rudeness
• Creative Imagination
• Intellectual Learning greatest - more than any other time in life including University
• Primary qualities of character:
• Questions authority
• Development of conscience
• Begins cause and effect in relationships
• Social Games/Clubs with specific rules
• Craves respect and acceptance
• Unsure of their power
• Responds better to reason than threats