Seven-year-olds are working hard to understand what it means to act responsibly. They are: 

●      working to understand the rules and apply them in numerous settings. 

●      working on their independence. 

●      increasingly gaining autonomy in caring for their bodies (eating right, getting exercise). 

●      learning about healthy relationships (managing their impulses and feelings, empathizing and working through conflict, keeping promises, and being dependable). 

●      balancing homework and extracurricular activities, and 

●      contributing to their household (cooperating with rules and expectations, doing chores).