This document discusses development in late childhood between ages 8-12. It covers physical, cognitive, emotional, social and moral development. Key points include the importance of developing skills like reading/writing, socializing with peers, gaining independence, and developing a strong sense of self through interests, personality and relationships with family. The document also outlines potential psychological and physical hazards to watch for during this stage of growth.
Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Education
Late Childhood Development
1. LATE CHILDHOOD
Almojuela, Maria Teresa Kathrine Ramos
Santarin, Paolo
Taberos, Rose Mae
Garcia, Paul Daniel
2. Late Childhood
Characteristics of Late Childhood Psychological Hazards
Development Task in Late Childhood Happiness in Late Childhood
Physical Development in Late Childhood
Categories of Late Childhood Skills
Areas of Improvement
Emotions and Emotional Expressions in Late Childhood
Social Groupings and Social Behavior in Late Childhood
Role of Discipline in Moral Development
Play Interests and Activities in Late Childhood
Sex-Role Typing in Late Childhood
Changes in Family Relationship
Personality Changes in Late Childhood
Hazards of Late Childhood
3. Characteristics of Late Childhood
-Parents, Educators and Psychologists apply various names to Late Childhood and these names reflect the
important characteristics of the period.
A. Names Used by Parents
• Troublesome Age
• Sloppy Age
• Quarrelsome Age
B. Names used by Educators
• Elementary School Age
• Critical Period
C. Names Used by Psychologists
• Gang Age
• Play Age
4. Development Task in Late Childhood
- There are eight development task according to the experts:
• Learning physical skills necessary for ordinary games
• Building a wholesome attitude toward oneself as a growing organism
• Learning to get along with age mates
• Beginning to develop appropriate masculine or feminine social roles
• Developing fundamental skills in reading, writing and calculating
• Developing a conscience, a sense of morality, and a scale of values
• Developing attitudes toward social groups and institutions
• Achieving personal independence
5. Physical Development
- shows the important physical changes that take place before the puberty growth spurts begin:
a. Height b. Weight
c. Body proportions d. Homeliness
e. Muscle-fat ratio f. Teeth
Categories of Late Childhood Skills
- The skills of Late Childhood can be divided roughly into four categories:
A. Self-Help Skills
B. Social-Help Skills
C. School Skills
D. Play Skills
6. AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT
- There are six areas of improvement in late childhood:
A. Vocabulary Building
B. Pronunciation
C. Forming Sentences
D. Improvement in Comprehension
E. Content of Speech
F. Amount of Talking
7. EMOTIONS AND EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIONS IN LATE CHILDHOOD
-discusses the common emotional pattern, periods of heightened emotionality and beginnings of emotional
catharsis of Late Childhood
a. Common Emotional patterns of late childhood
b. Periods of Heightened Emotionality
c. Beginnings of Emotional Catharsis
Social Groupings and Social Behavior in Late Childhood
- Discusses the (9 ) nine different characteristics of children’s gangs , looks for some ten (10) ways to
improve socialization, enumerates the (3 ) three effects of gang belonging and identifies the companions in
Late Childhood.
A. Characteristics of Children’s Gangs
B. Some ways in which gang belonging leads to improved socialization in late childhood
C. Effects of Gang Belonging
D. Companions in Late Childhood
8. Role of Discipline in Moral Development
- Gives the three (3) essentials of effective discipline, describes on how the conscience guilt, enumerates
the two (2) common misdemeanors in Late Childhood
A. Essentials of Discipline for Older Children
B. Development of Conscience- “guilt”
C. Common Misdemeanors in Late Childhood
• Home Misdemeanors
• School Misdemeanors
9. INTERESTS IN LATE CHILDHOOD
- DISCUSSES THE TWO DIFFERENT EFFECTS OF INTEREST
Sex-Role Typing in Late Childhood
- sex role typing, which began shortly after birth, now continues with new agencies. There are ten (10)
common interests and there are effects of sex role typing
A. Common Interests of Late Childhood
B. Effects of Sex-Role Typing
10. CHANGES IN FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
- There are also changes in family relationship. There are seven (7) effects of family relationship and nine
(9) common conditions contributing to deterioration in family relationship
A. Effects of family relationship in late childhood
B. Common conditions contributing to deterioration in family relationships in late childhood
Personality Changes in Late Childhood
A. Factors Affecting Self-concepts in Late Childhood
B. Development of Ideal Self-Concepts
C. Search for Identity
11. HAZARDS OF LATE CHILDHOOD
A. Physical Hazards
1. Illness
2. Obesity
B. Sex Inappropriate Body Build
C. Accidents
D. Physical Disabilities
E. Awkwardness
F. Homeliness
12. PSYCHOLOGICAL HAZARDS
1. SPEECH HAZARDS
2. EMOTIONAL HAZARDS-
3. SOCIAL HAZARDS
4. PLAY HAZARDS
5. CONCEPTUAL HAZARDS
6. MORAL HAZARDS
7. HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERESTS
8. HAZARDS IN SEX ROLE TYPING
9. FAMILY RELATIONSHIP HAZARDS
10. HAZARDS IN PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
HAPPINESS IN LATE CHILDHOOD