PSYO 220 Chapter 8: Chapter 8 Middle Childhood Psychosocial Development
13 Mar 2017
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In middle childhood, children seek to be industrious, actively mastering various skills. Signs of psychosocial maturation over the years of middle childhood. Children can tell time, and they have set times for various activities. Children have homework, including some assignments over several days. Children are less often punished physically than when they were younger. Children try to conform to peers in clothes, language, and so on. Children voice preferences about their after-school care, lessons, and activities. Children are responsible for younger children, pets, and, in some places, work. For example, if home problems lead a child to greater involvement with schoolwork and school friends, that is positive adaptation: adversity must be significant. Some adversities are comparatively minor (large class size, poor vision) and some are major (victimization, neglect). Summary: all theories of development acknowledge that school-age children become more independent and capable in many ways, erikson emphasized industry, when children busily strive to master various tasks.
