Human Development: Ages 8 to 9
September 16, 2009 by K12Genie Staff
Child development, or human development, is the process of a person becoming physically, emotionally, and socially mature. The following list of characteristics can be expected for someone who is from the ages of 8 to 9 years old. These characteristics may not be applicable or comprehensive for every individual. This list is part of a series of articles on K12Genie that group children by age and list characteristics of human development. By providing you with this information, we hope it helps you better understand children and ultimately better relate with them. If you are the child, it is our interest to help you understand yourself.
Ages 8 to 9
- Exhibit great curiosity and interest in immediate surroundings and the world: material and social
- Speculate about why things happen
- Often want to belong to a group, sometimes defined by excluding others
- Are becoming more aware of responsibility to others
- Are increasingly able to evaluate self and others
- Are concerned about fairness in many areas –games, class rules, privileges, penalties
- Continue to deal with issues of acceptance or rejection
- Are able to concentrate for relatively long periods of time on a given task
- Are increasingly aware of and sensitive to differences between the standards and values of different groups –family, peers, school
- Are becoming more capable of self-discipline
