School-AgeChildGuidanceTechnicalAssistancePaper.pdfVIP

School-Age Child Guidance Technical Assistance Paper #3 General Information Table of Contents Who are School-age Children? Page 3 • Cognitive Development • Social Development 4 • Emotional Development 4 • Physical development 5 The Importance of Play 7 Basic Child Guidance Techniques 8 • Involve Children in Creating Rules and Limits • Conflict Resolution • Mediation How to look at your program: A Provider’s perspective 12 The Smart Way to Set Goals 15 The National School-Age Care Alliance (NSACA) 16 Massachusetts School-Age Coalition (MSAC) 17 Page 2 of 17 TAChildGuidanceSchoolAgePartII Who are School-agers? These children are working on developing their self-sufficiency and independence skills. The EEC regulations define them as children enrolled in kindergarten and of sufficient age to enter first grade the following year; or an older child enrolled in a higher grade who is not more than 14 years of age. Special needs children shall qualify if under 16 years of age.1 The following summaries are compiled from various books, handouts, workshops, and research studies. The summaries give a general overview of four domain areas of development for children between the ages of 5 and 14 years.