What is the best term for the stage between toddler and tween?

Elementary school age, I would think.

Very pleasant!

@janbb I wish we would all stay that way, very pleasant.

What is wrong with “Between 5 and 10”?

Preangry teenagers from hell?

@Adirondackwannabe but they aren’t teeneagers yet, before tween even. I think they are pleasant just not as heavenly as 2 year olds, though.

I agree with @augustlan. Elementary school aged children.

…except for this adorable tyrant.

@flo Yeah, I should edit that but it’s out there. I meant they aren’t quite there yet. Still with some innocence.

What’s wrong with “kid?” That’s the term that’s been going around forever.

@bkcunningham but an 11 year old is still in elemantary school, and even 12year olds are in elemantary sometimes.

Child.

I’ve always used “school aged”.

Infant
Toddler
School Aged
Tween
Teen

Kindergartener
First grader
Second grader
Etc.

That little girl is so beautiful! “No cank you. Worry about yourself. You drive!”

I aagree with @keobooks “Kids”. Or formally, “children”.

Children or kids works for me, too.

Toddleween?

I say school-aged or elementary-aged.

According to Erik Erikson, 6–12 years is called “school age.”

Child

@livelaughlove21: School-aged?

@gailcalled School age

Not sure if it makes a difference either way…

^^^Aha. The stage is called school age; the child is called school-aged.

@gailcalled Yes.

Let me put it this way, what if we take out the school part out of it. How about before there were schools?

@bkcunningham she is too cute. what is she is saying between ’‘worry about yourself’ and ’’‘No cank you’’, I tried to use the caption.

@Pachyderm_In_The_Room but they are out of toddlerhood and not yet tweenhood. Funny term though.

It’s pretty clear at this point that there is no word for this particular age group that does not have to do with school. When all else fails, they’re just kids.

When you use school-aged, you have to remember there is a preschooler stage as well. Preschooler is 3–5.

@livelaughlove21 thanks for the link.