May 26, 2021 Senior preschool age is the last period before a child enters school. It is very important from the point of view of mental development, therefore a lot of scientific literature is devoted to the peculiarities of development during this period. Before entering school, new formations appear in the child’s psyche. These include the arbitrariness of mental processes - memory, attention, perception and others - from which the ability to control one’s behavior follows. Changes also occur in the child’s ideas about himself, and self-esteem changes. The manifestation of voluntariness is the last and decisive change in the psyche, during which mastery of one’s own behavior occurs, and not a change in the objects and phenomena surrounding the child.
Senior preschool age refers to the period at the age of 5-6 years. At this moment, the physical and mental capabilities of children are much different from those of children in the middle group. The development of children of senior preschool age occurs at a rapid pace; They quickly master the main movements and become stronger physically. Mental development occurs in parallel with physical development. They go hand in hand, so if parents want to raise a worthy child, they must develop him comprehensively. Much attention should be paid to moral education, as well as the development of social skills.
