Psychological characteristics of school-age children (6-12 years old)
The psychology of school-age children is the most complicated, and it is also a stage where the child’s psychological development is extremely unstable, because the child is about to enter puberty. At this stage, parents should predictably educate their children about their mature psychological characteristics, so that they can pass this stage safely and healthily. Z1z
1. Cognitive characteristics
Children entering school age, their cognitive characteristics begin to change from concrete to abstract, from superficial to advanced, and gradually develop. Even after the age of 11, children’s cognition is still very concrete, so parents must take these characteristics into consideration when educating children of this age, and mobilize children’s learning enthusiasm by stimulating children’s interest in learning. And don't be thankful and unwilling to reason. Z1z
2. Behavioral characteristics
When a child is 10 years old, he has a more long-term goal. The behavior can not be influenced by the direct purpose. The impulsiveness and suggestiveness of action also begin to weaken, and the self-regulation ability of personal behavior has been significantly enhanced. But on the whole, the decisiveness and persistence of children's behavior are still poor. They often expose their blindness in "decisiveness" and show dependence in persistence. Therefore, to educate children well, parents must understand their children's behavioral characteristics during this period. Z1z
3. Personality characteristics
The school age is the stage of formation of children's interests and hobbies. Parents should pay attention to the children's personality characteristics at this stage, discover the children's interests and hobbies in time, and give correct guidance to the children in time. Z1z
There are no two identical leaves in the world, and no two children have exactly the same personality and psychological characteristics. Every child has his own interests, no matter what the children’s interests are, parents should carefully cultivate and care for them. Z1z
4. Emotional characteristics
The main activity of school-age children is learning, and most of their emotional and emotional content is related to school life. The quality of academic performance, status in class concentration, and relationship with peers will cause children to have a variety of emotional experiences. The emotional performance of school-age children is more exposed, they are easily agitated and very impulsive. There is no need for parents to be anxious about the phenomenon of being impulsive to their children, because as their children adapt to school life, their emotions will gradually stabilize, and overall they are calm and happy. Z1z
5. Self-awareness characteristics Compared with pre-age children of
classmates, school-age children have a clearer self-awareness, and they are aware of their existence as independent individuals. Compared with middle school students, their self-awareness relies more on the evaluation of others, especially the evaluation of authority figures-mainly teachers and parents. Therefore, parents should always praise and encourage their children, cultivate their self-confidence and optimism, and let them complete primary school with confidence.
