Stage of Establishment (Realistic Age) (25 to 40 years)

Stage of Maintenance (Age of Retirement) (40 to 65 years)

By providing proper guidance the educated unemployed youth can be helped to identify work situations suited to their potentialities.

Guidance services can help the educational authorities by developing a curriculum according to the needs and abilities of the students.

Through guidance the right persons can be identified for specific jobs.

Due to changes in society, there is an increased number of conflicts within the family, and adolescents are passing through stressful situations which results in growing frustrations.

As the life pattern is changing fast and becoming complex, there are increased demands of society on parents,which has reduced the personal contact between the parents and children.

Through guidance, students can be helped to select courses according to their abilities, interests, and aptitudes.

The need for guidance for students has become necessary to enable them to select the right path.

Guidance is also needed for the overall personality development of an individual.

Our country has certain problem areas where guidance is needed.These areas are caste problems, new economic policies, and problems of retired persons.

With the change in the traditional image of women, guidance is needed to create a balance in the family structure.

It assists the students in developing a better attitude towards school activities.

It enables the children to adapt to the school traditions and regulations of the school.

It assists the students in developing their physical & emotional stability.

It facilitates the transition of students from primary to high school.

It provides information to children regarding high school.

To develop good habits, attitudes, interest and personality qualities through various activities and programs.

To provide proper opportunity or facility to the child.

To develop the power of thinking and understanding.

To help to adjust himself to an expanding environment both within the school and outside.

As children start going to school therefore, this stage is called the Elementary school stage.

This stage is also known as the Troublesome stage.

Whatever a child learns at this stage greatly influences the child throughout his life.

Enjoy spending time with their peer group rather than with their parents.

Complete development of audio and visual senses.

Height and weight variations can be affected by poor nutrition.

Muscle Tissues increase and coordination improves.

Thinking, imagination,power of memory and attention increases at this stage.

Development of constructive and creative instincts.

The child’s social environment is widened, his classroom and playground train him how to feel, think and act together with others.

He learns some of the social rules and norms through active participation of society.

This stage is also known as play age or Gang age.

Children at this stage believe in the sharing of love and affection.

Experience emotions like fear, anger, joy, anxiety etc.

External world is very interesting for him so he devotes all his energy and attention to them.

Complete development of audio and visual senses.

Guidance aims to help the individual in realising his potential.

It aims to help the individual to solve his problems and make proper choices and adjustments.