Emotions and society of the seven-year-old

Seven years is the age when a child turns from a carefree toddler into a schoolboy. His life is changing dramatically – new responsibilities, new surroundings appear. The knowledge and skills that the child received in previous years will now be needed for his studies.

By the age of seven, children develop important mental formations. For example, a child develops the ability to reflect – the ability to analyze his actions, feelings, and thoughts. Reflection is the basis for moral development and education.

Children develop qualities such as caring, compassion, pride, guilt, and self-respect. By the age of seven, children already have stable self-esteem. They still cannot evaluate themselves objectively, so they are guided by the assessments that others give them.

The leading need for children of this age is communication with peers and adults. They like to play story-role-playing games, and the roles and plots become more complex than before. Children act out different life situations and relationships between people.

During this period, the child enters another age crisis – the so-called crisis of seven years. The main sign of the crisis is the loss of childlike spontaneity. The child ceases to be childishly open and naive. He begins to clumsily imitate the behavior of adults, becomes mannered, and often makes faces.

In addition, he tries to defend his opinion, argues with his parents, declares that he is already an adult and demands to be considered. The child pays attention to his appearance, compares himself with others, gets upset because of the shortcomings found.

The crisis of seven years is an age–related feature that disappears on its own, without any outside intervention. The task of parents is to give their son or daughter more independence, but at the same time teach them to be responsible for their actions and choices.