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Sample School years, 6 to 12 Roadmap

Getting marriedExpecting a babyNewborn, 0 to 1Little kids, 1 to 5School years, 6 to 12Teenagers, 13 to 18
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5 of 20 Milestones Completed (Sample)

25% completed along the family thread line.

Milestone Checklist (20)

Every year, ages 6 to 12Strong research

Yearly eye check and 2 hours outdoors

Daylight protects against short sight.

Ages 6 to 12Strong research

Teach self-quizzing, not re-reading

Test from memory, then review on days 1, 3, 7 and 21.

Ages 6 to 8, then repeatStrong research

Body safety talk

Correct body-part names. No secrets. Say no, get away, tell.

Ages 6 to 12Strong research

60 minutes of active play a day

Running, cycling, sport or dance.

Ages 6 to 12Strong research

Twenty minutes of reading for fun, every day

Any book they enjoy, in any language.

Ages 6 to 12Guideline

Protect 9 to 12 hours of sleep

Fixed bedtime, no screens in the hour before.

Ages 6 to 9Strong research

Make honesty safe

Thank them for telling the truth, even when the news is bad.

Ages 6 to 12Common practice

Give them real chores

6–8: fold clothes, water plants. 9–12: simple cooking, pack the school bag.

From age 6 or 7Common practice

Start pocket money

A fixed weekly amount with save, spend and give jars.

Ages 6 to 12Guideline

Iron and calcium foods every day

Dal, greens, ragi, milk and curd. Weekly iron tablet at school.

Each school yearGuideline

Check the school canteen and sugar board

Junk food can't be sold in school or within 50 metres of the gate.

Ages 6 to 12, if it appliesGuidelineWith your doctor

Overweight, or diabetes in the family? Check BP and sugar

Ask the paediatrician at the yearly check-up.

Before each monsoonGuideline

Teach lightning and storm rules

Thunder means indoors. Install the Damini or SATARK app.

Once, or whenever a loss happensGuideline

Learn how to talk to a child about death

Plain words, the truth, and never "gone to sleep".

Ages 7 to 12Guideline

Bullying: ask, believe, act

Ask about friends often. If something is wrong, write it down and talk to the school.

Ages 8 to 10Guideline

Talk about puberty before it starts

Girls from 8, boys from 9: body changes, periods, wet dreams.

Ages 8 to 10Strong research

First talk about tobacco, before age 10

Gutkha, khaini, bidis and cigarettes: what they do, and how to say no.

Before the first phoneGuideline

Make a family media plan before the first phone

Where and when phones are used, and what is off-limits.

Ages 9 to 12Guideline

Before the first period: a kit and a school check

Pads, spare underwear and a plan. Ask the school about free pads and toilets.

At age 10Strong research

Td vaccine at 10

Free at government centres.

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