Milestones of Development 6 Years
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| Area of Development | Skill Level | |
| Eyes | Eyes not yet mature, tendency toward farsightedness | |
| Eyes | Scans | |
| Hands | Inept at activities using small muscles | |
| Hands | Left-right identity | |
| Hands | Print name | |
| Hands | Rips, tears, pastes | |
| Hands | Ties shoelaces | |
| Hands | Uses tools, pencils, scissors, but may need help | |
| Hands | Writes | |
| Body Movements | Concrete learning situations and active, direct participation | |
| Body Movements | High activity level; can stay still for short periods | |
| Body Movements | Need ample opportunity for activity of many kinds, especially large muscles | |
| Body Movements | Whole body involved in whatever he does | |
| Body Movements/Locomotion | Large muscles better developed than small ones | |
| Locomotion | Tide two-wheel bike | |
| Talking/Communication | Average number of words is 2,562 | |
| Talking/Communication | Generalizes; categorizes, creates broad subsets, groups numbers | |
| Talking/Communication | Help in developing acceptable manners and habits | |
| Talking/Communication | Uses 5-6 word sentences | |
| Sleeping | 11-12 hours of sleep needed | |
| Auditory | Rhythm and tonality established | |
| Auditory | Sound recognition | |
| Visual | Sight recognition | |
| Attachment | Significant relations center around neighborhood and school | |
| Emotional | Boastful | |
| Emotional | Boys' and girls' interests beginning to differ | |
| Emotional | Can delay gratification | |
| Emotional | Dream vs. Reality | |
| Emotional | Enjoys sex roles and gender identification | |
| Emotional | Feels remorse and guilt | |
| Emotional | Friends; by end of period a best friend | |
| Emotional | Has difficulty making decision | |
| Emotional | Inconsistent level of maturity: often less mature at home than with outsiders | |
| Emotional | Industrious, but still anxious | |
| Emotional | Jealous of same sex | |
| Emotional | Less cooperative | |
| Emotional | Makes up rules | |
| Emotional | Much spontaneous dramatization | |
| Emotional | Needs to save face | |
| Emotional | Relates to self and others; social sharing | |
| Emotional | Self-assertive | |
| Emotional | Sense of justice | |
| Emotional | Some responsibilities, but without pressure or complicated decision | |
| Emotional | Still egocentric; self-directed rather than other-directed | |
| Emotional | Wants to be first | |
| Emotional/Attachment | Needs encouragement, ample praise, warmth and great patience from adults | |
| Emotional/Attachment | Wise supervision with minimal interference | |
| Emotional/Temperament | Aggressive | |
| Emotional/Temperament | Keenly competitive | |
| Emotional/Temperament | Relatively short periods of interest | |
| Imitation | Imitates; copies | |
| Imitation | Wants a model to copy | |
