EMOTIONS | Child Dev. ISD OL

18 months emotional development

-begin to realize they are separate person from caregiver

-refuse things they might enjoy

-language and motor skills = limited which is frustrating

2 years emotional development

-express love and affection

-speech and motor skills improved, able to satisfy desires

-seek approval and praise, may get in caregivers way to be close or to help

2 1/2 years emotional development

-feel overwhelmed

-understanding and desires exceed abilities, become frustrated when not understood by caregivers

-frustration may boil into anger

3 years emotional development

-cooperative and considerate of others

-more physically capable and less frustrated

-eager for praise, willing to modify behavior

-language skills are much improved, can ask for what they want

-understand explanations & be reasoned with

3 1/2 years emotional development

-bothered by fears, dark, monsters, loud noises, strangers, etc

-even things they were not frightened by before

-may start thumb sucking, nail biting, nose picking to cope, or may start to stutter

4 years emotional development

-Are independent, self-centered, impatient, defiant, bossy

-Will suddenly be loving and affectionate

-Use bathroom words to see others' reactions

-Do not want to be seen or treated as babies

-Are in a particularly difficult stage of emotional development

5 years emotional development

-Are more practical, sympathetic, and serious

-Have learned that others won't accept tall tales and lies, so are more realistic

-Conform to rules more easily, more willing to "mind" parents and teachers

-More patient, generous, persistent, and conscientious than previously

-May be anxious to achieve acceptable results

6 years emotional development

-Are often stubborn and quarrelsome, like four-year-olds

-Think they know everything and are the center of the universe

-Often behave worst with their own parents

-Have rapidly changing moods and may strike out

-Crave praise and approval

-Are learning to appreciate humor and jokes

-Are establishing their status outside the home at school

Emotional development from 7 to 12

-children understand that they are a mixture of good and bad

-understand others view themselves differently

-gender identity: awareness of being a boy or girl, becomes stronger

Emotional development at 7 years

-Tend to be somewhat withdrawn and quiet

-May have many worries or fears

-Fears of early childhood (monsters, the dark) give way to fears of crime or natural disasters

-Tend to stay near home

Emotional development at 8 years old

-Direct their attention outward

-Are willing to explore and curious about new things

-Are lively, active, and very dramatic

-Generally have a positive attitude to life

Emotional development at 9 years old

-Can be very self-critical and embarrassed of perceived failures of any kind

-Tend to be absorbed in their own thoughts

Emotional development at 10 11 12

10: More positive and happy

11 and 12:

-Mood swings, rapidly moving from happiness to anger or frustration or sadness, are common

-Absorbed in their own thoughts and concerns

-Crave acceptance by their peers

-Angry outbursts may have little to do with the event or comment that triggered them. Caused by surge of sex hormones (estrogen and test.) which brings physical and emotional changes