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Most children have a large vocabulary—about 13,000 words—at age 6. But they have limited ability to understand complicated language structures. From ages 6 to 10, children slowly start to think in more complex ways. This growth helps them understand and use the nuances and subtleties of language. Step by step,...
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Your child may seem anxious about everyday things. School-age children usually have a number of fears that began in their early childhood, such as fear of ghosts, of the dark, or of dying. Every child's fears are different. Parents may not recognize that some behaviors are based on fears. Children...
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Children between ages 6 and 10 years make major gains in muscle strength and coordination. Boys and girls are able to compete quite evenly at sports. That's because muscle development and coordination occur at about the same times for both sexes. Team sports are a good way for children to...
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Self-esteem is a person's core belief about themself. A person's self-esteem is reflected in their actions, both in how as well as what they do. Although self-esteem varies from time to time, the pattern usually leans toward a healthy or unhealthy view of self. With healthy self-esteem, a person is...
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What is egocentric thinking in young children? Egocentric thinking is the normal tendency for a young child to see everything that happens as it relates to them. This is not selfishness. Young children are unable to understand different points of view. For example, a preschool child might sympathize with their...
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Cognition is the ability to think, learn, and remember. It develops as your baby grows. Your baby is born with around 100 billion brain cells (neurons). These cells form connections with each other called synapses. These connections carry messages between the cells in the brain and from the brain to...
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Newborn senses Your newborn is equipped with all five senses. But some are more developed than others. Touch. Your newborn's sense of touch is highly developed, particularly around the mouth, where he or she is sensitive to temperature, pressure, and pain. Newborns like gentle handling and to feel soft textures...
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From birth, babies follow their internal hunger and fullness cues. They eat when they're hungry and then stop eating when they're full. Experts agree that newborns should be fed on demand. This means that you bottle- or breastfeed your infant whenever they show signs of hunger, rather than setting a...
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You naturally develop an emotional bond with your newborn simply by spending time together, being physically close, and responding to his or her cues. Although the bond does not require special planning, keep the following in mind. Respond to your newborn's crying. Newborn babies cannot act with forethought, so they...
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Often an older child will feel jealous when you have a new baby. It may take a few months before a child shows signs of these feelings. But after some time, your child will realize that the baby is there to stay. That's when you may start to see strong...