8 Year Old Developmental Milestones
Your child might be...
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Learning different ways of describing their experiences and feelings
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Engaging in more complex counting, such as counting by 2s or 5s
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Learning to tie their shoes on their own
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Writing more complex sentences.
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Able to identify days of the week or months in order.
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Able to place themselves in another person's shoes and begin to understand how others feel in a given situation.
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Getting more involved in after school activities such as sports, clubs, etc.
Activities
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Create origami figures with your child.
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Engage in outdoor gardening with your child.
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Write stories together to help develop your child's writing abilities.
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Create fun games together, that is, work with your child to make up the rules of games together.
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