Responsibility for Your 11-Year-Old

16/01/2024 23 min
Responsibility for Your 11-Year-Old

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Episode Synopsis

Eleven-year-olds are working on understanding what it means to act responsibly. They are:● working to understand the rules and apply them in a variety of settings. ● working on their independence. ● increasingly taking care of their bodies (eating right, getting exercise). ● learning about relationships (managing their feelings and impulses, empathizing and working through conflict, being dependable, and keeping promises). ● meeting school requirements (managing homework and extracurriculars), and● contributing to the household in which they live (doing chores, cooperating with rules and expectations).