About 5 Year Olds...

This reminds me of JOhnnie...

1. PHYSICALLY, THEY HAVE A BASIC FOUNDATION FOR LEG, ARM, CORE, AND ABDOMINAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT THEY MAY LACK STRENGTH AND STAMINA.

2. INTELLECTUALLY, THEY OFTEN HAVE A HARD TIME RETAINING BEYOND THREE COMMANDS. THEY ALSO SOMETIMES HAVE A HARD TIME DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THEIR LEFT AND RIGHT.

• Expect them to initially get confused if you ask them to do more than three things at one time. Also initially expect them to have a hard time distinguishing between their left and right when following multiple commands.
• The goal should be to get them to retain three or more commands at once and beyond. We will also help them learn how to perform various left and right combinations.

3. EMOTIONALLY, THEY TYPICALLY FOCUS ON THINGS THAT MAKE THEM HAPPY OR UNHAPPY. THEY ALSO HAVE SLOW BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE EXCITED.

• Expect them to initially lose focus and shut down if they are not happy. Also expect them to hold back if they are not “into it” or get too rough when they are over-excited.
• The goal should be to help them focus even when it’s hard to do so. Help them learn to control their body and their power, especially when they are excited.

4. SOCIALLY, THEY LOVE TO PLAY WITH OTHERS, BUT CAN BE OVER-COMPETITIVE.

• We expect them to initially show weak sportsmanship when they participate in a competition.
• The goal should be to help them demonstrate good sportsmanship such as not cheating, not getting angry when they lose, and not bragging when they win.