Children enter the latency stage at 5 or 6 years of age and
A) usually never progress to further stages.
B) generally stay there until adolescence begins.
C) then enter the phallic stage at adulthood.
D) stay there until the anal stage at age eight.

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During the latency stage, which starts around age 5 or 6, children's psychosexual development pauses, and this stage lasts until puberty, marking the beginning of adolescence. This is a period focused on social and intellectual skills.

Children Enter the Latency Stage at 5 or 6 Years