Schoolgoer's Growth and Development (7 Years, 11-Month-Old)

As your kid progresses towards the completion of 8th year, you can see many more changes in her behaviour and activities. To know what to expect this month, please read along.

As your kid approaches her 8th birthday, she shall want to assert more independence. You cannot ignore the outside influences as well at this age. She might often resist the kind of rules and discipline you set for her. However, it is important to constantly reinforce the rules and encourage her to follow them time and again. It is important to keep up a good sense of humour, so that you can handle the power struggles well.Disciplining your 7 years, 11-month-old child can be tough at times. However, rather than concentrating on winning the battle, you should rather focus on helping her learn things right. If she is refusing to go to bed on time, probably you can take away her toys and warn her to never give them back if she does not listen. You can also engage her in the daily chores at home. Give her the option to choose some of her chores and let her enjoy the feel of contributing to the home.

Bedtime Routines

Just like your little one shall need to follow a good bedtime routine, it is also important that you give her time to wind up her day’s activities before going to bed. She should feel relaxed before finally going to bed. You can encourage her to read before turning the lights off. Soothing music or reading stories before bed are good habits that she can follow.

Minding Language

She is now more exposed to the world around her and is learning both the good and the bad from those around her. If you see her behaving inappropriately, you need to correct her. She should be taught the self control techniques, so that “those words” never come out again. Anger and frustration are natural human emotions that she should be taught to handle in a better way. You must also warn her of the consequences of using filthy language. You too need to be careful and mind your words. She shall consider you her role model and thus you need to be careful. Make sure she is not learning the wrong things because of your bad habits.

The Right Punishment

She will learn to accept rules, when disciplining becomes the logical consequence. For instance, if you have asked her to put away her toys after playing and she refuses to do so, she loses her privilege to play with them. You can explain to her how important it is to keep her room clean once she is done with her toys. You can also tell her that while making a mistake is fine, repeating the same is what should be avoided. However, in case you still find her doing things her way, you can remind her with logical consequences.

Be Firm

Children sometimes tend to throw tantrums to get things done their way. You need to make her understand that screaming and whining shall get her nothing. Also, remind her to stay calm and behave well, if she wants you to listen to her. Some of the annoying behaviours that you may expect now are slamming doors, talking back or not cooperating with you.If you think things are getting on your nerves, you can have a talk with the professionals. Seeking help from the school authorities shall also be helpful. If you think she is getting into bad influences, you can bring that up with her teachers as well.Make sure to be firm when it comes to disciplining your child. This shall help her understand the family values and develop better consideration for others.Moms tell us how you disciplined your kid? Share with us.

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