Pattern of Late childhood Development
Late childhood is a period of slow and uniform growth period until
changes of puberty begins.
Good health and good nutrition are important,
since boys begin their puberty growth spurt approximately a year later than
girls, they tend to be slightly shorter and lighter in weight than girls of the
same age until they too become sexually mature.
Marked sex differences exist-not only in play skills at their age but
also in the level of perfection of these skills. Girls surpass boys in skills
involving finer muscles like painting, sewing etc. Boys are superior to girls
in skills involving the grosser muscles, like kicking, playing basket ball etc.
Areas of improvement - Throughout late childhood, children's general vocabularies grow by leaps and bounds. From their studies
in school, reading, conversation with others, exposure to radio, T.V, newspaper,
they build up vocabularies which they use in their speech and writing. Errors
in pronounciation are less common at this age than earlier. There is
improvement in comprehension and communication.
Content of Speech - Their speech will depend on their
personalities, social contacts and satisfaction from these contacts. They
like to criticize and make fun of others. Children who are popular have a
strong incentive to improve the quality of their speech.
Chatterbox stage characteristics of early childhood is gradually
replaced by more control and selection of speech. Normally as childhood draws
to a close, children talk increasingly less and this is part of the withdrawal
syndrome that is characteristics of the puberty period.
Emotions in late
childhood - Older children soon discover that expressions of emotions, especially of
the unpleasant emotions is socially unacceptable to their age-mates. Hence they
learn to control the outward expressions of their emotions. Heightened emotions
may come from physical or environmental causes or from both. When they are ill
or tired, sex organs begin to function, heightened emotionality is normally at
its peak.
Social behavior in
late childhood - This age is often referred to as the 'gang age'. From the time
children enter school until puberty, the desire to be with and to be accepted
by the gang becomes increasingly strong.
Play activities in late childhood - They indulge in a lot of constructive
activities which includes drawing, painting, singing, working with models,
exploring, collecting etc. They also do lot of reading, watching movies, T.V,
playing games and participating in sports. Children who are lonely at home and
who have few friends often amuse themselves by daydreaming.
Sex - Role Typing in
late Childhood- Unquestionably the most important force in sex - role typing during these years come from
peer pressure. If they have to be accepted by members of children's gangs,
children must conform whole heartedly to the beliefs, values, pattern of
behaviour of the peer group. In clothing, appearance and in mannerisms,
children try to create the impression of sex-appropriateness.
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