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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) divides Middle Childhood into two stages, 6–8 years and 9–11 years, and gives "developmental milestones for each stage". [119] [120] Middle Childhood (6–8). Entering elementary school, children in this age group begin to thinks about the future and their "place in the world".
This form of development (known as "Proportional Development") explains why motor functions typically develop relatively quickly during childhood, while logic, which is controlled by the middle and front portions of the frontal lobe, usually will not develop until late childhood or early adolescence. [98]
Middle child syndrome is the idea that the middle children of a family, those born in between siblings, are treated or seen differently by their parents from the rest of their siblings. The theory believes that the particular birth order of siblings affects children's character and development process because parents focus more on the first and ...
The most common vision problem during middle childhood is myopia, or nearsightedness. [4] Uses 6,700 to 7,100 kJ (1,600 to 1,700 kcal) a day. Motor development. Gains greater control over large and fine motor skills; movements are more precise and deliberate, though some clumsiness persists. Enjoys vigorous running, jumping, climbing, and ...
During middle childhood and adolescence, the abilities to discriminate and produce facial expressions are still on their way toward achieving full potential. [4] Considering that the ability to discriminate and produce facial expressions develop independently, there is a gap between a child's capacity to discriminate an emotion on another's ...
Erikson was a student of Anna Freud, [57] the daughter of Sigmund Freud, whose psychoanalytic theory and psychosexual stages contributed to the basic outline of the eight stages, at least those concerned with childhood. Namely, the first four of Erikson's life stages correspond to Freud's oral, anal, phallic, and latency phases, respectively.
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Piaget's theory of cognitive development identifies four stages of cognitive development. [15] He believes that children actively construct their understanding of the world based on their own experiences. In addition Piaget identified with aspects of development, occurring from middle childhood onwards, for which peer groups are essential.