Primary School Child Development

Follow the links below to find information on the development of primary school age children.

Reviewed August 2011

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Title:   School-age play and learning: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   This in-a-nutshell guide looks at play and learning for school age children including books, games and television.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Child development: 5-6 years
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Many children begin school at five. This is because by five most children have developed enough independence and understanding to enable them to cope away from home for such a length of time.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Starting school (easy read)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Going to school for the first time can be scary. Where do I sit? Where do I put my lunchbox? When do I eat my lunch?
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Puberty that happens early
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Puberty is said to be precocious (ie. very early) in girls if breasts start to develop before age 8 or periods start before age 9. In boys precocious puberty is when there is sexual development before age 9
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Child development: 10-12 years
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   It is in these three years that children move from 'childhood' to a view of a more adult world that they will clearly want or be forced to join in the near future
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Feelings: school-age children
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Explains your school-age child's emotions and feelings, and what you can do to help develop them. Includes information on making friends.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   School-age behaviour: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An in-a-nutshell guide with explanations of school children's behaviour, tips on encouraging good behaviour in school-age children, and ideas for dealing with other issues such as school mornings, problems at school, sibling rivalry and bullying.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   School suspension, exclusion or expulsion
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   If your child is suspended or expelled from school, you are likely to be very worried about how this might affect his or her schooling in the future and what to do next. Part of growing up for children is to accept the consequences of their behaviour.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Grief and loss
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Growing up is an ongoing process of change that involves losses as well as gains. Children can learn to manage and deal with the losses that will happen throughout their lives.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Tips for parents: kids 5-11
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Advice for parents on helping children deal with loss and change and problems relating to fitting in at school.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Child development: 6-9 years
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Each age in the 'middle years' tends to have its own special characteristics, six can be a bit bossy, demanding, seven tends to worry, take life seriously, eight enthusiastic, outgoing, nine independent and rather rebellious.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   How school-age children communicate
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to school-age communication, with information on how school children communicate, and school-age communication, talking and thinking skills.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Your relationship with your school-age child: what to expect
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to understanding the social, emotional and intellectual development of your school-age child. Includes information on school children's social learning and peer relationships, and relationships with parents.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Thinking: school-age children
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to how your school-age child thinks, with information on school children's cognitive and mental development. Includes play ideas and games to help school kids' thinking and cognition skills develop.
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Talking: school-age children
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to how talking skills, speech and conversation develop in your school-age child, and games and play ideas to help school children improve talking and communication.
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   School-age children at play
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An introduction to the type of play school-age children enjoy and how play help school kids develop socially, emotionally and mentally. Includes play ideas to help school children's development.
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   School-age creative and artistic development: what to expect
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An overview of what to expect in school-age creative play and creative and artistic development. Includes information of school children and drama, school children and dance, school children and music, and school children and visual arts.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Encouraging school-age creative and artistic development
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Ideas for encouraging creativity in school-age children, with tips for getting school children involved in activities with art, construction, music, drama and dance.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Developmental milestones at age 5-7 years
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Developmental milestones: As they grow up, children make achievements at each stage of development, such as learning to stand, walk, talk and dress.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   School-age development: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   This in-a-nutshell guide provides an overview of social, emotional and intellectual development for children aged 5-8 years.
Date:   Jul 2008

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