Mental development in children from six to nine years-Part Three

1. Social develop- Between 5th and 6th, the children play still isolated as their interactions are quite random in nature. Between the 6th and 8th, all entities of the group work in partnership. The child is now understood that it was just a kid, like the adults around him and his own super I help him understand that. It is now clear that it is not in the center of the sanctum, the world of adults is closed to nego.Deteto away from those contacts that are no longer so necessary for its security and run at their peers, among which is a lot more options show great and be accepted as such.
During this period, on the one hand there is growing trend towards independence and separation from the parents of the other hand of exhibits trend towards social dependency, the child is trying to attract the attention of peers using a variety of techniques. You can now watch games-related rules. Everyone tries to respect its rules, but at the same time controlling others not exceed theirs.
The emergence of groups and organized games proves that cooperation was possible, though not particularly stabilno. It confirmed the abundance of conflicts and quarrels. Often smaller imitation of the big game, do not properly understand and apply them randomly or unintentionally violate them.
Should be predvd that the child has no opportunity to choose their partners. Of previous stages are practically imposed by adults, depending on their social connections. Then be imposed by the school and by the more or less random distribution in classes or workshops. Therefore, are very crucial for the child externalities, it accepts their friends where they nameri- in the same class in the same apartment building or in the same neighborhood, without exercising real choice based on personal sympathies.
At the eighth year the child becomes very sensitive to public opinion to their peers. He is worried about his social success for its popularity, which supports as needed with small gifts.
Surely this popularity is not so important for parents who care more about the opinion that other peers have on their offspring. Very rare phenomena are families in which the child is prepared and trained in the light of social experience, which is going to school.
Experience and experience of the child within the group are very important for its development, because this is where it can get to know the reciprocity and solidarity, which are crucial for its development and future mental equilibrium.
It is in the inevitable disagreements he learns to assert their rights. If at the beginning makes it through bickering, insults and blows, it will soon make it through discussion. After a satisfying only hard thing clearly, or resorting to the famous "Dad told me '' by the seventh and eighth year trying to persuade their peers will look for arguments or evidence that will lead to their consent.