BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE AMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION
IS YOUR SEVEN YEAR OLD ON TRACK? BELOW ARE SOME DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR CHILD'S PROGRESS OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR. KEEP IN MIND THAT EVERY CHILD IS DIFFERENT AND MAY NOT FIT PERFECTLY INTO THIS FRAMEWORK.
WHERE THEY ARE AT SEVEN, KIDS BEGIN TO CALM DOWN A BIT. THEY BEGIN TO REASON AND CONCENTRATE, WORRY, ARE SELF-CRITICAL, AND MAY EXPRESS A LACK OF CONFIDENCE.
THEY DEMAND MORE OF THEIR TEACHER'S TIME, DISLIKE BEING SINGLED OUT , EVEN FOR PRAISE.
WHERE THEY'RE GOING,
SCHOOL ISN'T JUST ACADEMICS. YOUR CHILD'S TEACHERS ARE ALSO HELPING THEM TO GROW SOCIALLY. AT SEVEN YEARS OLD, YOUR CHILD IS CONTINUING TO LEARN ABOUT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS.
YOU CAN HELP BY ENCOURAGING THEM AS THEY: DEVELOP A CONCEPT OF THEMSELF. BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS. GAIN RESPECT FOR OTHERS. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. DEVELOP A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY.
"A MOTHER ALWAYS HAS TO THINK TWICE, ONCE FOR HERSELF AND ONCE FOR HER CHILD." SOPHIA LOREN