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Now that your child is three, you are going to start seeing them grow steadily, not as much as they did in their earlier years. They will reach around 38-40 inches tall, and they will weigh around 30-38 pounds. They should have a full set of baby teeth. Watch out, they bite!

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Your three year old will start developing certain motor skills. These include riding a tricycle, kicking and catching balls, holding markers, pencils and crayons with a tripod grip, showing hand dominance, and starting to take care of their own hygiene like teeth brushing, though not perfectly.

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At three years old, their little brains are developing and learning all sorts of new things. They start to do make believe play in a more realistic way, starting to show interest in books and may pretend to read them, placing pegs in a peg board, counting out loud, and learning their shapes. Your three year old will be so smart!

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Your three year old is going to start talking about objects, events, people, actions of other people, and answering questions. They are curious, and will ask lots of questions. Their vocabulary will have increased from anywhere to 300-1000 words. They should be intelligible most of the time.

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Three year olds love to laugh, they will talk to themselves, they will show kindness and affection towards children that are younger than them or are hurt, and may have a special blanket or stuffed animal. They may also have nightmares, have trouble sharing or taking turns, and become aggressive over their toys and possessions.

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Your four year old will now weigh around 32-40 pounds. They will be 40-45 inches tall. They'll start hearing very well and having better vision.

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Your four year old will start developing more motor skills now that they are older. They will be able to hop on one foot, walk in a straight line, climb trees, ladders, playground equipment, anything that they can climb, they will try! They will navigate obstacles, and build towers and create objects with Play-Doh.

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At four years old, they are starting to show interest in reading, and may begin to read words. They can identify missing puzzle pieces when looking at a picture, stack blocks from largest to smallest, and can understand the concepts of tallest, smallest, biggest, same, etc. This is all related to your child developing spatial awareness.

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Your four year old is going to be talking away! They will be using more elaborate sentences and will be almost entirely intelligible. They will use the past tense correctly most of the time and answer questions appropriately when asked. They will also be outgoing and friendly, but may change moods frequently or have mood swings. They will start having best friends and will have an easier time sharing with others. They may start to tattle more and seek adult approval.

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As your child grows up, they will gain around 4-5 pounds, getting up to about 38-45 pounds. They will also be around 42-46 inches tall. Their bodies are starting to become more adultlike in proportion.

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Your five year old will start learning all sorts of new skills! They can walk backward, do somersaults, touch their toes, walk a balance beam, ride a tricycle (maybe even a bicycle with training wheels), and shows great balance by balancing on either foot.

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Five year olds will start to show interest in telling time and counting money. They will recognize the numbers 1-10 and be able to count to 20, maybe even higher. They can also identify shapes and sort objects into categories that are the same, like all food items or all animals.

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Your five year old will be talking away. Did you know that by the time they reach this age, they will have heard anywhere from 3 million to 11 million words? This will lead to them having an incredible vocabulary of 1500 words or more. They will be able to say much longer sentences and use past tense. They will make up jokes and riddles, and can state their birthday, city, and family members.

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Your five year old is going to start having close friendships, sharing and taking turns, and will be able to follow directions give by you or a teacher. These are all things that they would have struggled with in previous years. They are starting to learn and grow at this age.

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Your little one is now six! They are starting to lose their baby teeth and getting permanent ones. They are growing steadily and there is a difference in girls and boys now. Girls are around 42-46 inches, where boys are around 44-47 inches. Girls are around 38-47 pounds and boys are around 42-49 pounds. They are gaining muscle mass, so this will increase their weight gain.

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Six Year Old- Motor Skills and Brain Development

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Six Year Old- Motor Skills and Brain Development

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Your six year old probably can't sit still. This isn't uncommon! They love to run, jump, climb and play intensely. They love working with their hands and being hands-on, making art or doing sports. Even though they have a hard time sitting still, they will have an increased attention span. They can identify seasons, major holidays and they like challenges like puzzles. They will start to recognize some words on sight, and may start to try to sound unfamiliar words out.

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Six Year Old- Talking On and On and On...

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Six Year Old- Talking On and On and On...

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Your six year old will be talking nonstop. They will ask lots of questions and have a vocabulary of around 10000-14000 words. They are learning 5-10 new words each day. They like to be read to and make up their own stories. They may find humor in "forbidden" language such as "bathroom" talk or slang.

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Your six year old will be going through frequent mood swings. Happy one day, irritable the next. They will need constant adult approval, but they want to "grow up" and be on their own. They are easily disappointed by failure and easily frustrated. Six year olds are very self-centered or egocentric, so they may dislike being corrected or change rules of a game. if they do not suit them.

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Seven year olds start growing and girls may start to get taller than boys. Weight will not change very much, the average weight for a seven year old is around 50-55 pounds. Girls are around 44 inches tall, and boys can be anywhere from 46-50 inches tall. They will start to look more adultlike in posture and body formation, and they will start to have more permanent teeth.

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Seven year olds are persistent! They will practice skills over and over again until they master them, then leave that skill for something new. They also have great fine motor and gross motor skills. They can accurately copy numbers and letters on the paper, hold a pencil tightly and correctly, and does most things with accuracy and skill.

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At seven, children are learning a lot of new concepts. They are learning about space, time, conservation, cause and effect, and can plan ahead. A seven year old can understand that something is very far away, that two different containers may not hold the same amount of liquid, that if they leave their drink out, their ice will melt, and that they can save things for later.

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At age seven, your child will love to tell or write stories. They will use more adultlike sentence structures and more accurate and precise language. They will criticize themselves and use gestures. They will start to exaggerate and use great detail when describing events.

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Seven year olds start to become more affectionate and cooperative. They are willing to help out and want to be the teacher's helper. They like to play with friends, but will play alone if they cannot find anyone. At seven years old, they will prefer to play with others of the same gender, and prefer to play in groups. They will take their responsibilities very seriously.

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Now your child is eight! They will be around 55-61 pounds, but girls will weigh less than boys. Girls are usually taller than boys at this age, with girls being around 46-49 inches, and boys averaging about 48-52 inches. At this age, you may start seeing your child go through hormonal changes, such as pubic hair, breasts and starting the menstrual cycle.

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At eight years old, your child is going to love intense activities such as wrestling, swimming, skating, bike riding, and outdoor sports like basketball or flying kites. They will have significant improvements in their agility, balance, speed and strength, which will help them when they play. They will have endless energy and want to constantly be playing team activities like kickball or soccer.

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At eight years old, your child will start to collect objects and assign values to these objects and set up a trading system. They will start saving money, take an interest in what others are doing, and be delighted to be asked to perform certain tasks. They want to help and be responsible. They like to work independently and want a challenge. They won't want to miss school, even if they are sick.

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Eight year olds love riddles and jokes. They can carry out activities with multistep instructions, however they may need the instruction repeated as they may not have been listening to all of the steps. They are able to easily read. They will repeat slang and curse words that they hear. They can converse easily and fluently with adults, and think and talk about the past and future. They can ask when events are or what they did last year.

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At eight years old, they will start to have morals and values. They will know what is right and wrong. They will have best friends. They will start to have a need for privacy and will like to be alone. They want adult approval and recognition, and will perform songs or challenge them to games. They will get discouraged easily if they do not do something right the first time. They may have frequent mood swings or be overly sensitive or dramatic.

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Now that your child is nine, you may see them growing at a slower and irregular rate than in previous years. They'll start gaining around 2 inches per year and may have random growth spurts. They may also gain around 6 pounds each year. They should lose all leftover baby teeth by this age. Girls may also experience some pre-puberty changes. This can include developing breasts, rounding hips, growing pubic hair, and darkening body hair. Boys are less likely to experience this.

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They have mostly developed all the motor skills they need to develop by this age. At nine and ten, your child will mostly be working on their fine motor skills, such as sketching or writing. They will love to work on handwriting and detailed drawings.

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Nine and Ten Years Old- Brain Development

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Nine and Ten Years Old- Brain Development

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There are lots of things happening in the brain at this age. They are developing concrete operational thought, which is when they can understand conservation and classification. They understand that not everything can be a yes or no answer. They like to learn through hands-on learning. They enjoy school and are mastering the skills of cause and effect, time, weight, volume and distance.

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At nine years old, they are back to talking almost nonstop. They may just want to talk simply to get attention. They are able to express feeling and emotions accurately with their words. They will start to use slang more often, especially when talking to friends. They are able to recognize when a sentence is not grammatically correct.

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Nine year olds enjoy being with their friends and may even start to have an enemy. They do not like the opposite gender and may say critical things about them, such as "girls are bossy" or "boys are mean", etc. If they are provoked, they will start name-calling or teasing other children. At this age, they understand fairness, honesty, respect and good and bad. Their feelings will get hurt easily.

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Eleven and Twelve Years Old- Growing Way Up

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Eleven and Twelve Years Old- Growing Way Up

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At eleven and twelve years old, girls will be growing more than boys. However, height and weight is going to vary widely from child to child. Girls will add around 3.5 inches in a year and 20 pounds, while boys will start adding more muscle mass. Menstruation will start for girls if it has not already. Boys may start to get random erections or nocturnal emissions.

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At eleven and twelve, they are increasing their fine motor skills. This gives children the option to do a variety of activities such as playing musical instruments, doing karate, gymnastics, swimming, or other sports. At this age they should have perfect gross motor skills. They need a way to release the abundance of energy that they have, and a great way to do that is to allow them to do team sports, dance, karate, or some other kind of after school activity. They have a lot of energy but can also tire quickly.

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Eleven and Twelve Year Olds- Brain Development

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Eleven and Twelve Year Olds- Brain Development

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At eleven and twelve years old, they are able to think in more abstract terms, meaning they can think in theories or ideas. They can order, classify and sequence objects. They realize that there can be multiple solutions to a problem. They like challenges, solving puzzles, and trial by error to find a solution. Research is fun for children at this age and they have a longer attention span.

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There is very little development going on by this age. They have pretty much perfected their speech capability by this age. They can talk and argue, and will do so with anyone they can. They have a more complex vocabulary, and will add anywhere from 4000-5000 new words each year. They will also master different language styles, which means they will know that they should not talk to the principal the same way they talk to their friends.

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At this age, especially with puberty going on, they are very concerned with their appearance. They are more self-conscious and begin thinking about the future. They realize that being a good friend means they need certain qualities, like loyalty, honesty, and being trustworthy. They may start to spend more time with friends than with family. They will be going through a lot of emotions at this stage, but will be able to express them to you.

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This is not a comprehensive list of everything you will see your child go through. And remember, if you are worried about your child's development, please reach out to a doctor immediately! If you have any concerns about your child, they should be brought to your doctor. Not meeting milestones can be a sign that something is wrong.