The Four Planes of Development 6 – 12, The “Social Self”

In the second plane, the six – twelve year old is in a stage of consolidation and relative stability. It is a time of great energy. It is generally a hard and strong period.
Exploration out into the nature and society can begin. It is a time of loosing teeth. At nine some children loose their molars. New teeth allow the child to eat bigger food. The power to abstract and the intellect grows tremendously.

All other factors sink into insignificance as compared to exploring the world by feeding the intellect. It is during the second plane that a sense of time develops. This plane is when the child makes collections. It is also the time of the herd instinct, an indication of a growing social self. This is a time of moral development and fairness is a big issue. It is a time for teaching children how to work things out and how to cooperate. It is also a time of hero worship and a time when maximum effort is put forth in the physical, mental and social area.
The children have still a deep connection with the family.

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