Timeline of Typical Student Behavior
Age 10
Age 8
Ages 14-18
Ages 5 and 6
Age 8 behaviors:
- Overly sensitive to parental approval
- Sees every situation as black or white
- May cry when tired
Age 6 behaviors:
- Is obsessed by rules
- Is fiercely independent
- May have temper tantrums again
Age 5 behaviors:
- Makes up rules while playing
- Investigates everything
- Eats a lot
Age 10 behaviors:
- Accepts parents wishes and usually obeys
- Sees rules as flexible
- Demands that friends keep promises
- Golden age
High School Behaviors:
- Bedtime shifts later
- May not be eating healthy foods
- Are beginning to work at a job
- Taking on increasing responsibility
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Ages 11-13
Age 9
Age 7
Age 9 behaviors:
- Fiddles with things
- Increasingly awkward
- Thinks adults are stupid
Age 7 Behaviors:
- Complains a lot
- May think they are adopted
- Often feels mistreated
Middle School Behaviors
- Wants guidance but not lectures
- Develop strong friendships
- Wants to decide for themselves what they do or do not eat