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7 years old

Age 7

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Your 7-year-old: Milestones and development
Find out how much math your 7-year-old should know and how to foster her curiosity. Learn how to deal with sick days and how to combat gender stereotypes in her life.
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Your 7-year-old: Welcome to 7
Sevens are keen observers with a big need to know about everything.
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Your 7-year-old: Playdates
Friends may be figuring more and more prominently in your child's life now.
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Your 7-year-old: Mastering math
Check out your child's knowledge of math and see what he'll learn this year or next.
two soccer girls teammates smiling
Your 7-year-old: Starting sports
How to encourage low-pressure athletic activities.
child playing with alphabet wheel
Your 7-year-old: Encouraging curiosity
"What if?" is a favorite question of second graders.
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Your 7-year-old: Handling sick days
How to handle sick days with your child.
two boys sitting at a table, eating cereal and drinking juice
Your 7-year-old: Why routines matter
Sevens are often fond of order and routine.
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Your 7-year-old: Being a good sport
Seven-year-olds are better able to understand that there are winners and losers.
a coed soccer team
Your 7-year-old: Gender stereotypes
Helping kids deal with boy and girl stereotypes.
two boys sitting at a table and having fun with a tablet
Your 7-year-old: Mastering talking
Typically, the vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar of a child this age are all working at near-adult levels.
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Your 7-year-old: Big kid humor
A quick mind and advanced appreciation for wordplay mean that your child's sense of humor is terrific.
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Your 7-year-old: Arts and crafts
The creative skills of a second grader assume many forms. These kids love working in a variety of mediums.
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Age 7 1/4

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Your 7 ¼-year-old: Milestones and development
How to tell if your child is gifted, how to help him handle his fears, get to bed, and stop biting his nails. Learn alternatives to screen time and ways to get through errands together.
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Your 7 1/4-year-old: Learning to cook
Outside of school, what's one of the best classrooms for your child? Your kitchen!
little boy playing chess with his dad
Your 7 1/4-year-old: Is your child gifted?
You may wonder if your bright child is "gifted." The word is confusing, because there's no single definition of giftedness.
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Your 7 1/4-year-old: Nail biting
Has your child started gnawing on his nails? Nail biting is an annoying but common behavior among 7-year-olds.
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Your 7 1/4-year-old: Alone time
Your child may be asking for more time along. Is it normal for your 7-year-old to crave privacy?
woman and a girl lying on the blanket outside on the grass and reading
Your 7 1/4-year-old: Encouraging reading
Tips on how to get your 7-year-old to love reading.
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Your 7 1/4-year-old: Time-outs
Your child isn't too old to receive a time-out for misbehavior.
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Your 7 1/4-year-old: Screen-time alternatives
Get ideas for alternatives to tempt your child away from the TV or computer screen.
mother and daughter picking up vegetables at a market
Your 7 1/4-year-old: Running errands
What's the trick to getting through errands peacefully and without breaking anything when you have an antsy child ?
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Your 7 1/4-year-old: Taking risks
Taking risks and making mistakes are both are terrific experiences for your child.
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Your 7 1/4-year-old: Handling fears
Most young kids love animals. But even future veterinarians sometimes develop aversions to certain types of critters.
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Your 7 1/4-year-old: Bedtime battles
Why grade-school kids resist bedtime and how to handle it.
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Your 7 1/4-year-old: How to encourage activities
Kids are best motivated when they're self-motivated.
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Age 7 1/2

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Your 7 ½-year-old: Milestones and development
Find out what the most common academic problems are for second graders and how to safely allow social networking. Learn how to help your child fall asleep and how to help him deal with scary news.
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Dealing with quitting
What's the best way to react when your child announces she wants to quit ongoing lessons or a team?
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Social networking
Get familiar with online worlds your child might be attracted to
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Managing collecting
Just how many stuffed animals (or toy cars or Pokemon cards) can one child own?
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Get into the garden
With its combo of physical activity and dirt, gardening often captures the imagination of young elementary schoolers.
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Make reading fun
Try these simple activities to spark a beginning reader's excitement about reading.
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Understanding the news
War can be a scary subject for second graders.
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Spirituality
Until about age 7, a child absorbs the basic rituals of spirituality she's exposed to with little understanding of their significance.
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Rejection
Sometimes kids reject one parent temporarily.
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Parent-teacher conferences
Is your child doing well in school? Teacher conferences are a useful way to gain an understanding of how your child is doing.
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Bullying
Bullying is the intentional tormenting of a child in physical or psychological ways.
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Big kid toys
Ages 6 to 8 can be a transition time when your child leaves preschooler toys behind for good yet is still drawn to the toy box.
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Your 7 1/2-year-old: Picky eaters
Are there foods that your child is still reluctant to try -- or that have never touched her plate?
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Age 7 3/4

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Your 7 ¾-year-old: Milestones and development
Learn a three-step strategy for sibling spats, how to move a dawdler along, and what to do if your child doesn't like school. Find out what to consider when your child wants a pet.
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Your 7 3/4-year-old: Cell phones
Do second graders need cell phones? What parents can do as phones proliferate in elementary schools.
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Your 7 3/4-year-old: Understanding citizenship
Your child is beginning to get an inkling of what it means to be a good citizen and a member of a community.
boy sitting at a table while having breakfast
Your 7 3/4-year-old: Table manners
Teaching table manners is a long process and one that usually involves many years of prompting.
mother and her boy standing in front of a window at an airport
Your 7 3/4-year-old: Trip prep
Ready to venture on more ambitious vacations now that the diaper days and terrible twos are behind you?
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Your 7 3/4-year-old: Party planning
Your child can help plan his or her upcoming birthday celebration.
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Your 7 3/4-year-old: Phone etiquette
This is a good time to teach proper telephone etiquette.
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Your 7 3/4-year-old: Not liking school
What to do when your child decides they don't like school.
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Your 7 3/4-year-old: What's next?
In the coming year you can look forward to increased self-discipline and independence.
little girl and a cat playing at home
Your 7 3/4-year-old: Time for a pet?
If your child is begging for a pet, here are some things to consider.
mother comforting a sad child
Your 7 3/4-year-old: Saying "no"
Kids often want more than we can provide, even more than we would want to provide if we had all the money in the world.
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Your 7 3/4-year-old: Sibling spats
Here's a three-step plan for handling disagreements between siblings.
mother and her daughters taking a hike in the mountain
Your 7 3/4-year-old: Dealing with dawdling
Some kids are naturally slow and deliberate, others are easily distracted.

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Your 7 ¾-year-old: Milestones and development
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Your 7-year-old: Milestones and development
By Karen Miles
mother hugging daughter while both are smiling
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