7-Year-Old Parenting Tools

Seven-year-olds are learning so many new things, like making friends, understanding feelings, and starting school. These experiences can be exciting and sometimes a little scary. By talking about emotions and learning simple ways to feel better, children can begin to understand and take care of their mental health. Children between the ages of five and ten are experiencing lots of changes as they...

As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an important role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and growing skills in reading is a great way to do it.  Reading is essential for your child’s success in school. Reading also plays a critical role in your child’s ●      social and emotional devel...

As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an important role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and helping your seven-year-old develop their collaboration, turn-taking, and healthy friendship skills is a perfect opportunity.   Children ages five to ten are in the process of learning about themselves, their strengths...

As a parent or someone in a parenting role, your influence is essential in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship while instilling confidence in your child to persist toward their goals and succeed in all areas of life. Everyone faces challenges, yet mistakes and failures are necessary for your seven-year-old’s learning and development. With yo...

As parents or those in a parenting role, you play a vital role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and helping your seven-year-old learn to deal with tantrums provides an excellent opportunity.    Children ages five to ten are in the process of learning about their strong feelings. They do not understand the full-body take...

Trust is an important foundation for healthy relationships. As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an essential role in your seven-year-old’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship and understand how to promote trust in your child. Lying represents an important milestone in your child’s thinking as they learn that others have different beliefs...

Seven-year-olds must learn to follow directions to get along at home and succeed at school. Whether they are completing chores, following safety instructions, completing assignments, or showing their knowledge on tests, they will need to be able to follow directions. Though telling your child to do something may seem simple, a child listening and engaging in several steps in an instruction necessi...

As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an essential role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and setting up a daily homework routine provides a perfect opportunity.  Five to ten-year-olds are in the process of establishing critical learning habits, including how they approach homework, that will extend throughout their...

Why Anger? Research confirms that when young children learn to manage their feelings, their executive functions are simultaneously strengthened.^1 They can better use self-control, problem-solve, and focus their attention. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship. Growing your child’s skills to manage anger provides a perfect opportunity.   Tip:  T...

Why Back Talk? Arguing in family life is typical and expected. “Back talk” can be defined as “argumentative replies.”  1  Children can respond in anger, hurt, frustration, hurtful tones, or with hurtful words. Back talk also represents a power imbalance children are trying to rectify. To regain some power, children lash out with hurtful words. Power, after all, is a basic human need. Bui...

Why Repairing Harm? Seven-year-olds are working on understanding and applying rules in various situations. They are seeking independence and will naturally test limits and break rules. When they do, they require guidance on how to repair harm caused to a relationship or item. This is a normal part of their development and necessary for their learning. Research confirms that children are in the pro...

Why Chores? Chores allow your child to contribute to maintaining and caring for your family’s household. Daily chores allow your child to learn and practice valuable skills like timeliness, work ethic, and responsibility.  Tip: These steps are done best when you and your child are not tired or in a rush.    Tip: Intentional communication and a healthy parenting relationship support...

Why Transform Disrespect? Seven-year-olds seek independence and will naturally test limits and break rules. When they feel powerless and angry, they can lash out in ways that show disrespect for others. Though this is a normal part of their development and necessary for their learning, it can anger or worry a caring parent or someone in a parenting role. You can transform these moments into vital...

Why Examine Technology Use? Becoming intentional about your child’s daily technology use can influence how they develop a healthy relationship with technology and its role in their life. Looking for ways to experience and learn together about how to use devices wisely contributes to your child’s development.  Step 1: Get Input- Get Your Child Thinking by Getting Their Input Writing down notes...

Why Listening? Your child’s success depends upon their ability to listen and understand what you and others are communicating. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship while building essential listening skills in your child.   Tip:  These steps are done best when you and your child are not tired or in a rush.   Tip:  Intentional communication...

Both children and adults experience stress. Stress is the physical or mental response to an external cause, such as being yelled at by a frustrated sibling or starting at a new school. Feelings of stress are natural mechanisms for human survival. These feelings are your body’s way of warning you when there is risk and bringing your attention to problems that need to be addressed. A stres...

As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play a vital role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to foster a healthy parent-child relationship, and daily routines provide a great opportunity.

Seven-year-olds are working hard to understand what it means to act responsibly. They are:  ●      working to understand the rules and apply them in numerous settings.  ●      working on their independence.  ●      increasingly gaining autonomy in caring for their bodies (eating right, getting...

Now is the right time to deepen your awareness of the messages your child receives about alcohol, the impacts, and how you can construct the messages you send going forward to support healthy choices. Though peer pressure does not typically tempt children to drink alcohol until the ages of 11-14, they still receive messages and modeling throughout childhood that will have a significant impact on w...

Now is the right time to deepen your awareness of the messages your child receives about cannabis, the impacts on your child, and how you can construct the messages you send going forward to support healthy choices. Peer pressure to try cannabis does not usually start until ages 15-19. Yet, children still receive messages and view modeling throughout their childhood that will have a clear impact o...

Children regularly notice differences in the world. Parents or those in a parenting role have a chance to support children as they make sense of differences among people by discussing what they observe.

As a parent or those in a parenting role, you play a critical part in your child’s success. Supporting your child to grow healthy friendships is essential. Through relationships, your child develops a sense of belonging. They gain a more clear understanding of themselves through their interactions with you, their teachers, and their peers. 

Children ages 5-10 are engaging in understanding rules and applying them in different situations. They are craving independence and will naturally test limits and break rules. This is a typical part of their development and necessary for learning. 

As a parent or those in a parenting role, you play a crucial role in helping your child develop empathy. Empathy is the way people relate effectively to one another. It’s the ability to notice what others are feeling, understand that information, and respond in a compassionate manner. There are intentional ways to cultivate a healthy parent-child relationship while increasing your child’...

As a parent or those in a parenting role, you play a crucial role in your child’s development. There are intentional ways to foster a healthy parent-child relationship, and growing your child’s skills to manage conflict provides a great opportunity.