While a child’s personality is evolving their bodies are changing and growing. What are some physical changes can be expected during childhood? According to McCoy (2015), your child will experience enormous physical improvements amongst preschool and adolescence.
During this time, children turn out to be stronger and more coordinated (McCoy, 2008). While preschoolers are just beginning to obtain a sense of physical independence, healthy 9-year-olds have typically developed the motor skills, balance, and coordination needed to perform most daily tasks without help (McCoy, 2008).
According to Melton (2013), a child amongst the ages of seven and twelve years is relatively independent when it comes to doing physical activities, and his or her coordination and stability continues to progress over time. Their figure is also going through many physical changes as they prepare to go in their teenage years. You may find yourself speculating what to expect from a child his age (Melton, 2013).
As our children grow physically and develop their distinctive personalities, their cognitive aptitudes are also evolving. Piaget’s Stage Theory talks about the development of thought and cognitive development. Piaget suggests that children’s thought progress go through sequences of four major stages: we will be most interested in stages 2-4 (Weiten, 2008, p.314-315).
• Stage 1- Sensorimotor Period (birth- two yrs old)- coordination of sensory input and motor responses; development of object stability (p. 315)
• Stage 2- Preoperational Period (2-7 yrs old)- development of symbolic thought marked by irreversibility, centration, and egocentrism (p. 315)
• Stage 3- Concrete Operational Period (7-11 yrs old)- mental operations applied to existing events; mastery of conservation, hierarchical classification (p. 315)
• Stage 4- Formal Operational Period (11- Adulthood)- mental processes applied to abstract ideas; logical, methodical
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