Life cycle II Flashcards
Describe key psycho-social and developmental tasks for children at school age
- To become capable and competent (personal sense of accomplishment)
- move away from parents (new set of authority figures, new friends)
- learn and compete (develop positive self concept)
- personal management
Describe the basic parental tasks associated with this period of development.
To let go, be supportive and achieve the correct balance of involvement
Describe the cognitive development of school age children
Think concrete operational stage in Piaget;s model:
-able to classify objects and consider more than one characteristic of an object (still concrete)
Describe the social development of school age children
- Develop same-sex peer groups
- begin to compare themselves to others (Erikson’s industry vs inferiority stage)
- Friends = similar values
What are some common behavioral concerns of this period of development?
- School failure and peer rejection
- Learning/attention issues
- masturbation
- urinary/bowel incontinence (toilet trained around 30 months is normal)
- bullying/school phobias
- learning disorders
What are behavioral red flags for children of this age?
- setting fires
- Violent behaviors
- cruelty to animals
What is pica?
Medical disorder where a child will eat inedible items. This is common and normal around 2, but is a problem if it persists after 3 years of age.
