Fifth Graders are new players on the world scene. They listen to the news and want to know how what the media says affects them. They begin to develop a sense of justice and fairness that transcends beyond their immediate vicinity. Another interesting phenomenon is that in wanting to know more, they will ask questions as they've done in the past, but since the questions now deal with much more sensitive issues due to the times, a child may wait until they are being tucked in or when the parent is driving a car to ask the questions. This may be due to the fact that the child wishes...

Children at this age also, since they are unaccustomed completely to the competency of conversation about specific or delicate issues, may become agitated or frustrated and thus not talk about anything. This should not be taken as a sign that they cannot be approached and asked what the problem is, with conversation easily then following.
Emotionally, children will be generally consistent but may veer off into unmapped territory from time to time. Episodes of anger, embarrassment…