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Hello QDT listeners,
In this week's episode, Dr. Coor is talking about what to expect as you’re raising a seven-year-old! Listen to the show to learn how to capitalize on a seven-year-old’s growing sense of relational awareness to help them manage feelings of perfectionism.
While your child clearly has their own personality and is growing up in their particular environment and context, according to child development experts Louise Bates Ames and Frances Ilg, authors of Your Seven-Year-Old: Life in a Minor Key, each age is a period of generally typical social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and behavioral development. Every age has its own characteristic way of showing up in the world, and once you have an idea of what you might expect, it’s easier not to freak out when your child isn’t behaving as ideally as you hoped they would.
This period of development is like a settling and calming moment in many respects. You might notice that your seven-year-old is more agreeable and easygoing than they’ve been previously. They’re better able to control their bodies, their emotions, and their behavior in mixed company or during family outings than they were when they were younger. Being more reflective and observant at this age, you may see that they show a new appreciation of and concern about their relationships with their friends, teachers, and favorite extended family members. This quieter period might also look like a withdrawal into their own activities and away from their parents. With a new sense of self-reflection and awareness of relationships might come some anxiety about being liked by peers, teachers, and family members, as well as perfectionism, sulking, and melancholy.
Your seven-year-old is developing new physical, mental, and social skills rapidly at this point, and showing more and more independence in everyday routines. Given opportunities to help with age-appropriate household tasks like setting the table, they’re able to develop a good sense of responsibility. While still working on table manners, a seven-year-old is getting much better at handling utensils and using napkins, even if they do so inconsistently. A growing interest in others, the world, and everyone’s place in it means they’re also more capable of staying longer at the table and may even participate in the mealtime conversation!
As your child is navigating a new sense of self and integrating information they've received in years prior, it can be hard to know how to help them manage this stage. For my tips, listen to the full episode here, or read the transcript here. |
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