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six-year-old may be expected to develop reading and math skills way beyond what their parents had at this age. Age Seven Seven i ...

in return they expect more from their friends. They want to fit in and do the right thing. Peer pressure becomes increasingly si ...

Age Ten A good age for parents and teachers, ten is an age to respect authority and do what is asked. Children are friendly and ...

terns, maturity, and interests. They are interested in each other, but girls seek out boys more. Girls worry about their weight ...

more classic cartoon characters with edge like Bugs Bunny, Garfield, and the Simpsons. Most girls have outgrown animation long b ...

license, they have more opportunity to be independent. They may date often and have regular sex. Late adolescence is the age whe ...

Midlife (Ages Forty-Five to Sixty-Five) If life is going well, this is a period of increased confidence, stability, and affluenc ...

Parents might try to isolate their children from new and unwanted influences. Children in the host culture learn new values from ...

Exercises Check out a child development book from the library and skim the material. Focus on the differences between age group ...

CHAPTER 5 Developing Characters 59 How to Begin Put in as much time as it takes to develop characters that are really original a ...

Consider these other norms. Real people are often in conflict with their character oppo- site. However, some people seek out oth ...

and remain likeable no matter what injustices are done to him. Charlie Chaplin fought for his dignity. Tweety Pie (Tweety Pie) ...

groups. They might score better in verbal skills and short-term memory. Men generally score better in mathematical, mechanical, ...

Age Appearance (height; weight; hair color; eye color; physique; size; posture/poise/car- riage; outstanding physical character ...

— What are the shifting allegiances in your character’s life? — Does he feel pressured by other people or circumstances? What ar ...

— Siblings? Parents? Husband or wife? Extended, adopted, or alternative family? — How do these relationships now or in the past ...

Fantasy characters are romantic. Often they live in a magical world with powers that can be used for good or evil. They’re more ...

things are almost certain to happen. It’s human nature to like to see slapstick things happen to people with power or authority, ...

ence to feel superior to (rather than identify with) a character. Think of Scooby-Doo. You could let your character be the scape ...

Figures 5.1 and 5.2 The Powerpuff Girls contemplate their current threats and opportunities before filling out their own Charact ...