Human development refers to the processes of change and stability throughout human life. The early stages of development in children are important in their lifespan. Middle-aged children are those between the ages of 6 and 11. Most children in early childhood begin their formal education in primary school. At this stage they have more opportunities to expose themselves to people and environments they have never known. Generally, children in middle childhood are characterized by 3 main domains which are physical, cognitive and psychosocial (refer to Figure 1 in Appendix 1). The first domain that describes children in middle childhood is physical characteristic. Middle childhood physical characteristics include height, weight, and motor development (Papalia, Olds, & Feldman, 2009). Motor development is divided into two distinct groups which are gross motor skills and fine motor skills (Papalia et al., 2009). According to Santrock (2008), children grow an average of 2 to 3 inches and gain approximately 5 to 7 pounds per year. Girls are slightly shorter and lighter than boys between the ages of 6 and 8. However, they become heavier and taller than boys after age 8 (Papalia et al., 2009). Furthermore, girls have more body fat than boys, while boys are more masculine than girls during this period (Papalia et al., 2009). One of the subdivisions of motor development is gross motor skills. Gross motor skills are physical skills involving large muscles (Papalia et al., 2009). This type of motor skill improves children's strength, movement, balance and flexibility skills in middle childhood. Examples of general motor activities are running, skipping, jumping, and cycling (Papalia et al., 2009). Fine motor skills are another... half of the article......9(2), 31-41 .Livingston, J. (1997). Metacognition: An overview. Retrieved from: http://gse.buffalo.edu/fas/shuell/cep564/metacog.htmMagnuson, K., & Berger, L.M. (2009). Family structure states and transitions: Associations with children's well-being during middle childhood. J Marriage Fam, 71(3). Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2836533/pdf/nihms181881.pdfMiddle Childhood: Cognitive and Language Development (2008). Retrieved from http://mcweb1guides.s3.amazonaws.com/520157.pdfMiddle Childhood: Psychosocial Development (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.mc.edu/faculty/files/1813/5293/4195/Berger9thedition_Ch_13_notes.pdfPapalia, D. E., Olds, S. W., & Feldman, R. D. (2009). Human Development (11th ed.). New York, United States: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Santrock, J. W. (2008). Development across the lifespan. New York, United States: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.