Middle Childhood Vocabulary

2. One’s perceptions and feelings about their physical appearance.
4. Piaget’s third stage (typical of school-age children) characterized by logical thinking about concrete events and classification skills.
7. Ongoing maturation of the brain, including growth, wiring, and synaptic pruning.
9. Physical abilities such as jumping, throwing, catching, balance, agility, and coordination.
12. The process of sexual maturation when reproductive organs develop; may begin for some in late middle childhood.
13. Societal and familial expectations about behaviors associated with gender.
14. Increases in height and weight and shifting body proportions toward adult form.
15. The developmental period roughly between ages 6 and 12 when children experience physical, cognitive, and social-emotional changes.
18. Practices that promote cleanliness and health, emphasized as bodies change.
19. Events or pressures (new sources) that may cause emotional strain.
20. Strategies to resolve disagreements and social problems.

1. Influence from peers that may affect behavior, choices, and self-image.
3. The ability to focus and sustain attention and regulate distractions.
5. Learning to express and manage emotions in socially acceptable ways.
6. A relatively rapid increase in height and weight occurring during late school-age years.
8. Internalized sense of right and wrong guiding behavior.
10. Abilities for interacting positively with others (sharing, cooperating, conflict management).
11. A child’s awareness and evaluation of themselves (abilities, traits, roles).
16. Changes in body size, proportions, motor skills, and physiological maturation.
17. Taking on roles, tasks, and being accountable for actions.