Typical Student Behavior Ages 8-12
- Demands parents' attention and cares what they think but only if they think the same way
- Fights with mom a lot
- Friends are way more important than family
- Thinks adults are stupid
Typical Student Behavior Ages 13-18
- Change in their appearance (style, clothes, hair ,body modification,etc.)
- Can be argumentative
- Possible withdraw from family activities
- THEY ARE EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTERS!!!
ABNORMAL BEHAVIORS
- Drinking
- Drug Use
- Stealing / Getting Arrested
- Abusive Behavior (Emotional, Physical or Mental
- Constant Sadness or Anxiety
- Hanging with the Wrong Crowd
- Defiant Behavior
- Taking No Responsibility
Typical Student Behavior Ages 5-7
- Age 5
- Investigates everything - Including FIRE!!
- Makes up the rules as they go during playtime
- Age 6
- Fiercely independent and knows everything
- Always in motion but very clumsy
- Age 7
- Complains about EVERYTHING - especially their parents and claims they are adopted!!
- Cares what others think about them
Timeline of Typical Student Behavior
Laura Smith
https://middleearthnj.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/typical-vs-abnormal-teen-behavior/
http://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/challenge-of-difficult-children/how-kids-grow-defining-normal-behavior/