Your 5 to 7 year old – with or without diabetes
- Is busy
- Explores
- Wants to play and have fun
- Wants to learn and achieve new skills
- Can be impulsive
- Is learning to get on with others at school and at home
- Becomes more helpful, can help to tidy up toys, makes their bed with guidance
- Can make simple foods like sandwiches
- Copies you
- Is learning to read
- Feels more independent but still needs adult supervision. For example, does not understand danger such as being careful around boiling water
- Is easily distracted by peers and environment