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[baby--charchar]

Social-Emotional Checklist for Age Regressors

This checklist can help you figure out a specific age that you, an OC, or your little one regress to, based on how they communicate, express emotions, interact with their caregivers, and socialize with other littles.

To complete it, highlight or check off any of the descriptions that apply to you or your little one. If you highlight ALL or the vast majority of the traits in one category, then your little is OLDER than that and is past that phase. If you highlight about HALF of the descriptions, then that is exactly where your little one is at when regressed. If nothing in that category applies to your little one, they are younger than that given age. Some littles may have a mix of multiple developmental ages, especially if they're neurodivergent, and that's okay!

I'm gonna do this for my age-regressing OC Rhea, and feel free to copy/paste this wherever you'd like, or just use it for your own reference! [original source]

You'll see that for Rhea, I could check off almost everything in the infant category. She has her favorite caregiver, she's anxious around strangers, and she's aware of other people's emotions and tries to respond!

Once I got to the toddler category however, things got a little more shaky. She throws tantrums and has some complexity to her emotions, however she's not playing with peers at all and doesn't care for pretend play. Once I reached the gradeschool level, nothing really applied to her so I stopped there.

This tells me that Rhea is about 2 years old, although this can shift a bit because age regression has its own natural ebbs and flows. Try it out with yourself or your little one, and see if it helps you understand them or help them out a little bit better!

Infants and babies

By 2 months

• Cry to get needs met ✅️

• Occasionally self-soothe by sucking on hands and fingers ✅️

• Start to smile and look directly at you ✅️

By 4 months

• Cry in different ways to show hunger, pain, or being tired ✅️

• Smile in response to caregiver’s smile ✅️

• Play with toys by shaking them✅️

By 6 months

• Are more aware of which people are familiar and which are strangers ✅️

• Can respond to other people’s emotions by crying, smiling, or laughing✅️

• Enjoy looking at themselves in the mirror❌️

By 9 months

• Start to show stranger anxiety✅️

• May cry when familiar faces aren’t around✅️

• Start to prefer some toys over others✅️

By 12 months

• Play favorites with familiar people✅️

• Are more interactive (like handing over a toy or a book, or making a specific noise to get a caregiver’s attention)✅️

• Enjoy simple interactive games, like patty-cake and peekaboo❌️

Toddlers and preschoolers

Ages 18 months–2 years

• Have more temper tantrums and become more defiant as they try to communicate and be independent✅️

• Start simple pretend play, like imitating what adults or other kids are doing❌️

• Become interested in having other kids around, but are more likely to play alongside them (parallel play) than with them (cooperative play)❌️

Ages 3–4 years

• Start to show and verbalize a wider range of emotion ✅️

• Are interested in pretend play, but may confuse real and “make believe”❌️

• Are spontaneously kind and caring❌️

• Start playing with other kids and separate from caregivers more easily❌️

• May still have tantrums because of changes in routine or not getting what they want✅️

Grade-schoolers

Ages 5–6 years

• Enjoy playing with other kids and are more conversational and independent

• Test boundaries but are still eager to please and help out

• Begin to understand what it means to feel embarrassed

Ages 7–8 years

• Are more aware of others’ perceptions

• May complain about friendships and other kids’ reactions

• Want to behave well, but aren’t as attentive to directions

• Try to express feelings with words, but may resort to aggression when upset

Ages 9–10 years

• Share secrets and jokes with friends

• May start to develop own identity by withdrawing from family activities and conversations

• Are affectionate, silly, and curious, but can also be selfish, rude, and argumentative

Middle-schoolers and high-schoolers

Ages 11–15 years

• Start thinking more logically

• Are introspective and moody and need privacy

• Value friends’ and others’ opinions more and more

• May test out new ideas, clothing styles, and mannerisms while figuring out where/how to fit in

Ages 16–18 years

• Strive to be independent and may start emotionally distancing from caregivers

• Start trying to discover strengths and weaknesses, at times seeming self-centered, impulsive, or moody

• Show pride in successes

• Spend a lot of time with friends and may be interested in dating

[bratschool]

[littly-starry-andy]

Credit to the original post

25 days of agere moodboard

Day 3: Your Favourite Kid’s Book: I love DK's Eyewitness series since I was actually little. Now I want to own the updated version again.

[lilymelrose]

Activities for Littles and Middles

Hi everyone, I thought it would be fun to make a list of activities to do when I'm regressed! Feel free to use them for yourself too!

Little Space

Drink from a sippy cup (or a bottle if you prefer).

Cuddle your favourite stuffie.

Do some colouring from a colouring book, or print out colouring pages.

Play with dolls.

If you have a caregiver or little friend, play things like Tic-tac-toe or card games together.

Go and play in a park.

Watch kids TV shows (e.g., Paw Patrol, Doc McStuffins, SpongeBob, Steven Universe, Winx Club, Ruby Gloom etc.).

Eat snacks that make you feel little, or meals that kids like (e.g., Mac and Cheese).

Wear clothes, pyjamas or a onesie that makes you feel cute.

Middle Space

Socialise online with other littles/middles.

Use websites like Tumblr and Spacehey (a remake of Myspace).

Go to a park and use the swings.

Watch older TV shows (e.g., The Simpsons, Riverdale etc.).

Eat fun foods like pizza or stuff that makes you feel like a teen/tween.

Wear clothes that make you feel cute, or wear alternative clothing if you prefer darker stuff! Lots of us became alternative as a teen/tween.

[cutiecorner]

Welcome back to "Mouse's Incredibly Specific Flags" asxevtb. Here's my take on the big brother, big sister, and big sibling regressor flags! Feel free to use (as long as your not on my dni) ♡

[myspacetryhard]

RAWR i made dis with picsart stickers XD

[milkteaandmochi]

(Self-indulgent) middle-regressor Mitsuri Kanroji moodboard! 🩷🌸💚

-pics not mine, found on Pinterest-

[baby--charchar]

Baby!me wants to be padded this evening to feel safe. Middle!me wants to dye my hair without telling my caregiver Mommy and totally surprise her when she comes home tomorrow.

Both? Both! Both is good. 🩶🪽

[jacks-kidding-around]

i think hes the most !!

[image description: a drawing of wally darling (from the bust up) in ms paint with rainbow hearts around it]

[strawberribabiekai]

i used itslillyillustrates picrew to make myself when im regressed to a tween

my tween regression is all ab cooking, baking, colouring, chewlrey, watching Animal Planet, drinking tons of tea and water, taking walks, playing with my birdie, DRAGONS, eating dumplings!!!

my tween regressed self also is sarcastic and somewhat rude, but in a playful way lol.

[lilymelrose]

Littles and Middles Resources Server

Welcome to Littles and Middles Resources! We're a resource server for all SFW age regressors, caregivers, and systems with syskids. We have: - A section with resources for littles, including Tumblr pages, child friendly YouTube channels and TV shows, educational and fun websites, and places online to buy little gear. - A section with resources for middles/older kids. - A section for caregivers, including more Tumblr pages, tips and advice, bonding activities, and gift ideas. - A safe place where everyone can share resources and our list can grow. - Areas to chat. Come and join us and help our community and resources grow!

[littlecryptidsystem]

me, looking for agere and actual petre stuff in the petre tags:

emojis that majority nothing to do with agere nor petre: hi

me: :(