Children also begin to build a sense of morals and a code of values. All of these attributes serve as a springboard to adolescence and eventually, before you know it, adulthood. Erik Erikson, anthropologist and developmental psychologist, lends a slightly different perspective to this age group. The children in this age range are mainly in the stage of Industry versus Inferiority. Kids keep busy building and creating - accomplishments are of the utmost importance and should be rewarded.
Children become very interested in technology and the use of tools, both literal and metaphorical.
This is a socially decisive age, as a sense of inadequacy may develop if the child is unable to find his or her niche in the busy world of building, doing, and working. Not only that, your child is a unique person. All of the things he or she has learned at home and in school, from parents, teachers and friends, allows your child to bring fresh and exciting ideas and perspectives into the world. Children are encouraged to create and build, share and exchange.