The growing child school age 6 to 12 years children progress at different rates they have different interests abilities and personalities but there are some common milestones many children reach from ages 6 to 12 what can my child do at these ages as your child grows youll notice him or her developing new and exciting abilities. Growing child is the voice of experience a helping hand when you need it most growing child is a monthly newsletter that helps you understand your child why he does certain things at certain times what hes learning by doing them and what you can do to help him develop each monthly issue of growing child matches the age of your child . The growing child newborn the growing child 1 to 3 months the growing child 4 to 6 months the growing child 7 to 9 months the growing child 10 to 12 months the growing child 1 year olds the growing child 2 year olds the growing child 3 year olds the growing child preschool 4 to 5 years the growing child school age 6 to 12 . The growing child monthly guide to parenting and child development has been developed and written by experts and is regularly updated to include all the latest scientific evidence so you know that what you are reading is the most up to date and relevant information available world wide the growing child issues are a welcome resource for parents starting or adding to their family