Milestones: Age 5-6 years

    Social Skils: 5-6 years

  •  Wants to please friends
  •  Wants to be like friends
  •  More likely to agree to rules
  •  Likes to sing, dance and act
  •  Shows more independence and may even visit a next-door  neighbor by self
  •  Apologizes
  •  Uses please and thank you
  •  Begins to use word play
  •  Differentiates 80% of the time between polite vs. impolite
  •  Uses tactics in agreements such as threats- “I’m gonna tell, “  bribes- “If you…I will give you…,” insults-“you stupidhead”
  •  Uses praise
  •  Answers phone appropriately
  •  engages in team activities, cooperative play, and group decisions
  •  understands that there are “bad words” and “potty language”