Are you amazed by your 7 years, 4-month-old kid’s growth and development? Here we have provided a detailed account of what happens at this stage of development. Read on.Your kid is now stuck between her pre-teen years and her young days. She is in the process of learning to navigate new things. She is also coping with her daily experiences at school. This is the time when you need to
discipline her and ensure she is not landing herself in troubles of any sorts. The behaviours she exhibits are result of the transitional phase she is going through now.
Ability to Concentrate
However, she shall be able to
concentrate on a given topic longer than before. You can also expect more patience now. Her attention spans have increased that makes it easier for her to concentrate on a given task longer.
Physical and Cognitive Skills
Her physical and cognitive skills have improved as well. This makes it possible for her to accomplish the daily tasks successfully. This means she is less frustrated than before and can handle more than a single issue at a time. She appears more controlled and also enjoys her inner peace better than before.
Self Regulation and Setbacks
With all the growth and developments going on in her, she is also learning to deal with issues like self regulation and setbacks. She is in the process of testing her boundaries and her own identity. As a parent, you should still be prepared for all the meltdowns arising from setbacks. Whining shall still continue in kids of this age. You may also encounter behavioural problems such as
talking back or throwing tantrums in the middle of the road. However, on the whole she shall be able to articulate her feelings well and become more expressive than before.
Behavioural Issues and the Common Causes
Being a “grown-up”, she shall naturally want to explore her limitations and boundaries now. She has more or less a fair idea about the right and the wrong now, however; she shall want to experiment with
lies and defiance.
She shall want to vent out her frustrations occasionally when she fails to attain her goals. She shall want to become a perfectionist and act as her own critic. Emotional swings are common now and she shall also develop her self esteem. It is the time when she shall start understanding peer pressures and that shall constitute an important part in her social development.
Ways to Discipline a 7Years, 4-Month-Old Child
As your kid grows, you too need to come up with different strategies to discipline her. Clear expectations and communications are considered key to disciplining your child. Here are discussed some consistent ways you can try to discipline your kid effectively.
Talking to her should be made a priority. Communicating to her effectively and letting her know what she did is wrong is very important in the first place. At this age she shall be comfortable about talking to you and venting out her frustrations.
Limitations and boundaries that you have set must be clear. She should be able to understand what you expect from her. It shall be her nature to push boundaries. Expectations when reinforced time and again shall help her keep them in mind.
Using some
quite time can be an effective form of disciplining your kid. Time outs are known to have good effects on children of this age. When she is quite, she is actually thinking about her behaviour. There are no distractions like TV or toys around her when she is on the thinking mode. This shall help her get a better understanding of why she was told not to behave in a certain way.
There are in fact many ways you can come up with, to discipline your little one. Share some of your ideas with us. What were the behavioural issues you encountered at this age?
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