A study of health, development, and well-being over the lifespan. Before birth through young adulthood there is a wide range of health issues that affect our children, such as general childhood illnesses, eating and obesity, accidents and injuries, and particular stages of life, such as teenage independence.
DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD The developmental tasks relevant in this study, which need to be mastered during middle childhood, are: self-image, relationships, cognitive and language development, emotional development, gender role identification and moral judgment and behaviour.
Middle childhood is a stage where children move into expanding roles and environments. Children begin to spend more time away from their family and spend more time in school and other activities. As they experience more of the world around them, children begin to develop their own identity.