At this stage, your child might be reaching some of the following developmental milestones:

• Showing more independence from parents and family.
• Starting to think about the future ("When I grow up I want to be...")
• Understand more about their place in the world.
• Pay more attention to friendships and teamwork.
• Want to be liked and accepted by friends

Children in this age group might:

• Show rapid development of mental skills.
• Learn better ways to describe experiences and talk about thoughts and feelings.
• Have less focus on one’s self and more concern for others.