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Parenting Advice From Your Physicians at Kaiser Permanente

Your 8-Year-Old

Your 8-Year-Old

During this period of time expect your child to be developing more and more friends. You may find that your child is a social butterfly. Other children are more reserved or, naturally shyer. Either way they will be very peer-oriented and compare themselves to others and learn from others.

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Your 6-Year-Old

Your 6-Year-Old

Although your 6-year-old child may seem very grown up as they head off to a day at school or to a play date without you, they still need your support very much. They’ll be developing relationships with friends and teachers, but you are their main source of companionship and affection. They’ll still want to play with you too.

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