Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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One THE YEARS FROM THREE TO SIX |
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Three Years Old: What I Do Matters |
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3 | (88) |
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3 | (8) |
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11 | (8) |
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15 | (4) |
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19 | (17) |
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19 | (4) |
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23 | (4) |
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27 | (6) |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (13) |
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36 | (2) |
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Aggression: Fighting, and Biting |
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38 | (3) |
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41 | (4) |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (1) |
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Relationships: Building a Family |
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49 | (17) |
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The New Baby: Parents' Issues |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (5) |
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The New Baby: A Sibling Adjusts |
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57 | (7) |
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Turning from One Parent to the Other |
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64 | (2) |
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Independence and Separation |
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66 | (22) |
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66 | (10) |
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Preparing for Separations |
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76 | (1) |
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Blankets, Loveys, and Thumbs |
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77 | (3) |
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80 | (4) |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (3) |
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Four Years Old: New Power, New Fears |
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91 | (82) |
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91 | (4) |
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95 | (20) |
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95 | (9) |
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104 | (7) |
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A Setback Becomes an Opportunity |
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111 | (4) |
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115 | (24) |
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Magical Thinking: Making Room for the Real |
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115 | (4) |
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Cops and Robbers, Witches and Queens |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (3) |
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Curiosity About Differences |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (7) |
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139 | (17) |
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139 | (3) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (4) |
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146 | (5) |
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Discipline Guidelines Revisited |
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151 | (1) |
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The Beginnings of Conscience |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (2) |
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Relationships: Building a Family |
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156 | (8) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (2) |
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Independence and Separation |
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164 | (9) |
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Turning from One Parent to the Other |
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164 | (4) |
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The Need for Both Parents |
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168 | (5) |
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Five Years Old: Who I Am Matters |
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173 | (66) |
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173 | (6) |
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179 | (10) |
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179 | (4) |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (3) |
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189 | (22) |
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189 | (5) |
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194 | (4) |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (4) |
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207 | (4) |
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211 | (10) |
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Living with Angry Feelings |
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211 | (3) |
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From Self-awareness to Empathy |
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214 | (2) |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (3) |
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Relationships: Building a Family |
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221 | (8) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (3) |
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Turning from One Parent to the Other |
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225 | (3) |
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228 | (1) |
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Separation and Independence |
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229 | (10) |
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229 | (3) |
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Belonging to Kindergarten |
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232 | (7) |
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Six Years Old: Entering the Real World |
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239 | (232) |
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The First Day of First Grade |
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239 | (7) |
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246 | (14) |
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246 | (3) |
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Identifying Hyperactivity |
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249 | (2) |
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251 | (3) |
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254 | (2) |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (20) |
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260 | (4) |
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264 | (2) |
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From Support to Self-Motivation |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (6) |
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Challenge and Opportunity |
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273 | (2) |
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275 | (3) |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (8) |
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Aggression and Self-esteem |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (2) |
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Why Is It Tattling If I Was Supposed to Tell You? |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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Learning About Right and Wrong from Siblings |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (2) |
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Building Relationships: Making Friends |
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288 | (5) |
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288 | (2) |
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A Parent's Role in Children's Friendships |
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290 | (3) |
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Independence and Separation |
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293 | (18) |
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293 | (2) |
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Do Guinea Pigs Go to Heaven? |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (3) |
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Self-esteem in First Grade |
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299 | (6) |
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Steps into a Larger World |
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305 | (6) |
Two FACING CHALLENGES AS A FAMILY |
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311 | (11) |
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322 | (4) |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
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326 | (4) |
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330 | (3) |
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333 | (6) |
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339 | (2) |
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341 | (5) |
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346 | (5) |
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Disabilities: Children's Questions and Reactions |
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351 | (4) |
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355 | (4) |
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359 | (11) |
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370 | (4) |
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374 | (5) |
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379 | (3) |
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382 | (3) |
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385 | (4) |
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389 | (4) |
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Illness and Hospitalization |
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393 | (4) |
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397 | (4) |
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401 | (4) |
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405 | (4) |
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409 | (4) |
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413 | (9) |
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Sensory Integration Dysfunction |
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422 | (3) |
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425 | (7) |
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432 | (8) |
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440 | (6) |
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446 | (3) |
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449 | (2) |
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451 | (4) |
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Toilet Learning Problems Revisited |
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455 | (5) |
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460 | (3) |
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463 | (8) |
Resources |
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471 | (4) |
Bibliography |
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475 | (8) |
Index |
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483 | (16) |
Photo Credits |
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499 | (2) |
About the Authors |
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