MIDDLE CHILDHOOD (THE PRIMARY SCHOOLER ) 

Physical growth during the primary school years is slow but steady. 

Physical development involves:

1. Having good muscle control and coordination

2. Developing eye-hand coordination

3. Having good personal hygiene

4. Being aware of good safety habits 

Jean Piaget' Concrete Operational Stage

Concrete operation is the third stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development. It spans from age 7 to approximately 11 years old. During this time, children have better understanding of their thinking skills, children to think logically about concrete events, particularly their own experiences, but have difficulty understanding abstract or hypothetical concepts, thus most of them still have a hard time at problem solving.

Erik Erikson's Fourth Stage of Psychosocial Development

Industry vs. inferiority is the psychosocial crisis that children will have to resolve in this stge. Industry refers to a child's involvement in situations where long, patient work is demanded of them, while inferiority is the feeling created when a child gets a feeling of failure when they cannot finish or master their school work.