Question

Mention two developmental tasks observed in children between 6-12 years.

Answer 1

1. Learning physical skills necessary for ordinary games.
2. Building a wholesome attitude towards oneself as a growing organism.
3. Learning to get along with age mates;
4. Learning an appropriate masculine or feminine sex role.
5. Developing fundamental skills in reading, writing and calculating.
6. Developing concepts necessary for everyday living.
7. Achieving personal independence.
8. Developing attitudes towards social groups and institutions.
9. Learning sex differences and sexual modesty.
10. Forming simple concepts of social and physical reality.
11. Learning to relate oneself emotionally to parents, siblings, and other people.
12. Learning to distinguish right and wrong and developing a conscience.