6 years old

1. How well is your child adapting to social situations in the home and outside the home? Does your child have any behavior or emotional problems at this point? Why do you think these problems are occurring and what are you doing about them?

Isabelle is having some trouble because my husband and I have separated; she has been sad and angry. She has trouble with keeping the same friends and is back and forth not getting along with her friends. She is getting better but it is taking time, she is doing pretty well at school in her class work but she doesn’t follow the rules all the time, but her teacher says she is doing fine. I think her problems are stemming from the recent separation. She is also wanting to be around me and do what I am doing all the time.

2. Do you notice any improvements in cognitive and language skills since age 4? Give specific examples. Does your child have any special needs with regard to cognitive or language development at this point and what do you plan to do?

Isabelle is able to hold a conversation with a adult without my help, she is doing well in her development. She is becoming a great reader and is showing interest in singing. So I don’t see her as a special needs child’s, but I got her some help with math because she was struggling a bit but her report card came in with high scores in mathematics so that seemed to help her.

3. Which aspects of your child’s behavior and personality reflect continuities from earlier behavior (e.g., at ages 3-4 years) and which seem to be novel for this age level?

She seems to be hard to calm down when she is upset and switches friends a lot, although she always has friends so that seems to be part of her personality no matter what I do. She is a little moody sometimes. She has taken a liking to music which she didn’t have a interest in before, she is playing a keyboard.