Timeline of Typical Student Behavior Ages 5-18 Kelly Ray By kellyray92 May 1, 2017 Age 5 1. Investigates everything 2. Develops self-help skills (such as toileting, dressing themselves) 3. Knows right from wrong 4. Likes to play with peers, rather than being alone 5. When playing, the child makes up rules as they go along May 2, 2017 Age 6 1. Obsessed with rules 2. Naturally try to test limits and boundaries 3. Becoming more independent with increasing desire for control 4. May tattle more often to let adult know that he/she knows the rule 5. May have temper tantrums again May 3, 2017 Age 7 1. Able to demonstrate prolonged concentration and patience 2. Experiment with behaviors such as lying and defiance 3. Feel mistreated by everyone, withdraw from trouble and complain 4. Care what others think about them 5. Consistently thinks about playing May 4, 2017 Age 8 1. Overly sensitive to parents approval or disapproval 2. Engages in more complex social activities and behaviors 3. Demands attention from parents, but wants parents to think the way the child does 4. May cry when tired and have stomachaches when stressed or worried. 5. Often fights with parents May 5, 2017 Age 9 1. Friends may become more important than family 2. Although they prefer same-sex friendships, they may start showing an interest in developing friendships with the opposite sex 3. May rebel against too many directions and direct orders 4. May become more argumentative when they do not get their way 5. May become more increasingly awkward May 6, 2017 Age 10 1. Accepts parents wishes and generally obey 2. Realizes the needs of others may need to come before theirs 3. May see rules as flexible and makes excuses for all misbehavior 4. Takes pride in doing things well and aims to please those who they see important in their lives 5. A heightened focus on healthy eating and exercising based on awareness of body image May 7, 2017 Age 11 1. Develops strong friendships 2. Begin to understand how others feel 3. Become more self-assertive (often seen as "rude and difficult") 4. Wants to make their own decisions and choose their own friends May 8, 2017 Age 12 1. Body changes may cause embarrassment and self-consciousness 2. Want guidance from parents, but feel embarrassed to be with them in public 3. Is less impulsive, more reasonable, more companionable, and shows better self-control 4. Wants to win approval from others 5. Girls' behaviors may become erratic as hormonal influences take over May 9, 2017 Age 13 1. Looking for more privilege and freedom 2. May rebel against bedtime rules and food choices 3. Seeking more independence 4. Trying to grow up at a faster rate than they can handle May 10, 2017 Age 14 1. Recognizes own strengths and weaknesses 2. Interest in opposite sex becomes more apparent 3. Social circle is large and varied 4. Finds many faults with parents and are embarrassed by parents May 11, 2017 Age 15 1. Friends are very important; may have one or two best friends 2. Need rules and consequences based on responsibility level 3. May be concerned with body image 4. Strong desire for independence; wants to be free of family 5. Dating and romantic relationships are commonplace May 12, 2017 Age 16 1. Feels secure with sense of self 2. Starts to view parents as people, rather than rule-makers 3. Friendships are important, but romantic relationships can be more important 4. Become more successful in handling responsibilities May 13, 2017 Age 17 1. Better at regulating emotions- less likely to lose temper 2. Moods are calmer due to fewer hormonal shifts 3. Develop healthy habits for ascent into adulthood May 14, 2017 Age 18 1. Making their own decisions on healthy habits 2. Still need rules when living at home while transitioning into adulthood 3. Need to establish communication about any problems they may be having 4. Value committed relationships 5. Make their own decisions
