{"id":36731,"date":"2022-05-24T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.mainelyseo.com\/cdi-upgrade\/?p=36731"},"modified":"2022-05-24T15:24:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T22:24:36","slug":"moving-onwards-your-11-year-olds-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/development\/moving-onwards-your-11-year-olds-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Onwards: Your 11-Year-Old&#8217;s Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moving-onwards-3.webp 752w, https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moving-onwards-3-600x503.jpg 600w,https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moving-onwards-3-50x42.webp 50w,https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moving-onwards-3-100x84.webp 100w,https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moving-onwards-3-200x168.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moving-onwards-3.jpg\" height=\"788\" width=\"940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moving-onwards-3.jpg 752w, https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moving-onwards-3-600x503.jpg 600w, https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moving-onwards-3-50x42.jpg 50w, https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moving-onwards-3-100x84.jpg 100w, https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moving-onwards-3-200x168.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36760 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"moving onwards- (3)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;\">Your child is facing significant changes in their life: a new school, approaching teenhood, and a changing body may feel scary and make life challenging. Your growing child still needs your support, and though it may be trickier to help them, it\u2019s worth all the effort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Physically, girls at eleven years old are fast approaching <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/ages-stages\/teenager-adolescent-development-parenting\/having-puberty-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">puberty<\/a>;<span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> they\u2019re becoming more aware of changes in their bodies, which could lead to self-image problems or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/child-psychology\/eating-disorders-adolescents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eating disorders<\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. <\/span><span class=\"mark_underline_103_37|h%0 alerts-clarity alerts-markBase fs11c1t f104v4bm alerts-markHeightTall alerts-markVisible fofzirn fofzirn alerts-markAnimated fmybbhk\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-position: center calc(100% + 2px); background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 2px solid #4a6ee0; contain: layout style; padding-bottom: 1px; transition: border-bottom-color 0.5s linear 0s; animation: 0.075s ease 0s 1 normal none running fxb6yvy; padding-top: calc(calc(0.425px * var(--rem)) + 1px); color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-mark-id=\"103_37|h%0\" data-order=\"20\">This<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> is one of the fastest periods of growth, and they may gain up to 3.5 inches in height and start to develop a more mature body shape. Boys typically enter puberty in the next 2-<\/span><span class=\"mark_underline_local_0|h%0 alerts-correctness alerts-markBase fm0t4ub f1j0s39c alerts-markHeightTall alerts-markVisible fofzirn fofzirn\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-position: center calc(100% + 2px); background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 2px solid #ea1537; contain: layout style; padding-bottom: 1px; transition: border-bottom-color 0.5s linear 0s; padding-top: calc(calc(0.425px * var(--rem)) + 1px); color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-mark-id=\"local_0|h%0\" data-order=\"10\">3 <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">years, although this developmental period can begin as early as nine or as late as fourteen-years-old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Cognitive skills develop quickly at this age. They\u2019re more confident speakers and may adapt their speech, including slang and swearing, to fit in with their peers. They\u2019re better at abstract thinking, problem-solving, and reasoning hypothetically<\/span><span class=\"mark_underline_88_22|h%0 alerts-delivery alerts-markBase f19au5bk f1ffuheb alerts-markHeightTall alerts-markVisible fofzirn fofzirn alerts-markAnimated fmybbhk\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-position: center calc(100% + 2px); background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 2px solid #8f4dbf; contain: layout style; padding-bottom: 1px; transition: border-bottom-color 0.5s linear 0s; animation: 0.075s ease 0s 1 normal none running fxb6yvy; padding-top: calc(calc(0.425px * var(--rem)) + 1px); color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-mark-id=\"88_22|h%0\" data-order=\"40\">, so<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> you can expect some interesting discussions. Your child\u2019s self-management has improved, though you might need to talk to them about <\/span><span class=\"mark_underline_89_23|h%0 alerts-clarity alerts-markBase fs11c1t f104v4bm alerts-markHeightTall alerts-markVisible fofzirn fofzirn alerts-markAnimated fmybbhk\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-position: center calc(100% + 2px); background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 2px solid #4a6ee0; contain: layout style; padding-bottom: 1px; transition: border-bottom-color 0.5s linear 0s; animation: 0.075s ease 0s 1 normal none running fxb6yvy; padding-top: calc(calc(0.425px * var(--rem)) + 1px); color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-mark-id=\"89_23|h%0\" data-order=\"20\">issues such as<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> hygiene, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/childdevelopmentinfo.com\/development\/help-middle-school-aged-child-stay-top-homework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">homework<\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">, and risk-taking behavior. It\u2019s likely they just moved to a new school and might need support or guidance with the additional academic challenges they\u2019re facing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Their social groups are changing, and they\u2019ll want to spend more time with friends. The acceptance of their peers is <\/span><span class=\"mark_underline_78_12|h%0 alerts-engagement alerts-markBase fgzhx6z fkte5pk alerts-markHeightTall alerts-markVisible fofzirn fofzirn alerts-markAnimated fmybbhk\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-position: center calc(100% + 2px); background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 2px solid #15c39a; contain: layout style; padding-bottom: 1px; transition: border-bottom-color 0.5s linear 0s; animation: 0.075s ease 0s 1 normal none running fxb6yvy; padding-top: calc(calc(0.425px * var(--rem)) + 1px); color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-mark-id=\"78_12|h%0\" data-order=\"30\">important<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> to them. Your child might be less open and communicative with you. They\u2019re struggling for a level of independence they\u2019re not quite ready to achieve; this can be frustrating for them and can manifest itself as rudeness or a bad attitude. They now realize that grown-ups aren\u2019t perfect and could become critical of adult behavior. More positively, they may become more interested in community issues and want to help others. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Emotionally, this is a turbulent time for eleven-year-old girls; puberty and body changes can make her feel less confident and lower her self-esteem. Boys can be just as anxious and uncertain about changes in their bodies at this age. Both genders might have a first crush (or pretend to have them to fit in with their peers). They might also be confused by their first experiences of sexual desire. Your child may find it <\/span><span class=\"mark_underline_86_21|h%0 alerts-engagement alerts-markBase fgzhx6z fkte5pk alerts-markHeightTall alerts-markVisible fofzirn fofzirn alerts-markAnimated fmybbhk\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-position: center calc(100% + 2px); background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 2px solid #15c39a; contain: layout style; padding-bottom: 1px; transition: border-bottom-color 0.5s linear 0s; animation: 0.075s ease 0s 1 normal none running fxb6yvy; padding-top: calc(calc(0.425px * var(--rem)) + 1px); color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-mark-id=\"86_21|h%0\" data-order=\"30\">difficult<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> to maintain an even temper; anger and rebellion are common at age eleven. Despite this, they\u2019re better able to understand the other person\u2019s point of view, making them more open to reasoned arguments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">There are several ways you can support your child. Open communication and answering their questions honestly, especially about how their body and feelings are maturing, will maintain the trust you\u2019ve built over the years. Encouraging your child to be proud of their accomplishments and effort and supporting them when things don\u2019t go so well will bolster their confidence and self-esteem. Staying calm during moodiness or emotional outbursts, which often stem from them asserting their independence or expressing their individuality, prevents situations from escalating. <\/span><span class=\"mark_underline_358_49|h%0 alerts-correctness alerts-markBase fm0t4ub f1j0s39c alerts-markHeightTall alerts-markSelected alerts-markSelectedFocused alerts-markVisible fofzirn fofzirn\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-position: center calc(100% + 2px); background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 2px solid #ea1537; contain: layout style; padding-bottom: 1px; transition: border-bottom-color 0.5s linear 0s; padding-top: calc(calc(0.425px * var(--rem)) + 1px); animation: 1s ease 0s 1 normal forwards running f15bts9f; color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-mark-id=\"358_49|h%0\" data-order=\"10\">Giving your child time<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, space and privacy will allow them to sort through their feelings and makes them more likely to confide in you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Socially, you can encourage your child to participate in group activities. By respecting their friendships and meeting their friends\u2019 parents, you can identify and deal with any bad influences before they become a problem. Involving your child in family decision-making, giving them set chores, and showing an active interest in their education will help them develop a sense of responsibility and allow you to reinforce the positive values they need for later life.<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 19.125px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Your 11-year-old might seem more interested in what their friends say, but your son or daughter needs you. You can have a strong relationship that will give them the support and guidance to become the successful adult you want them to be. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your child is facing significant changes in their life: a new school, approaching teenhood, and a changing body may feel scary and make life challenging. 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