Touchpoints three to six: your child's emotional and behavioral development

1. The years from three to six. 1. Three years old: what I do matters. On the playground

Temperament : A "difficult child"

Learning : Curiosity ; Gender differences ; Language and speech ; Time and space

Moral development : Empathy ; Aggression: fighting, and biting ; Discipline ; Temper tantrums ; Discipline guidelines

Relationships: building a family : The new baby: parents' issues ; A potty-training problem ; The new baby: a sibling adjusts ; Turning from one parent to the other

Independence and separation : Childcare ; Preparing for separations ; Blankets, loveys, and thumbs ; Reunions and rituals ; Mealtimes ; Sleep problems

Three, and beyond

2. Four years old: new power, new fears. Halloween Party

Temperament : Individual differences ; Learning self-control ; A setback becomes an opportunity

Learning : Magical thinking: making room for the real ; Cops and robbers, witches and queens ; Imaginary friends ; Make-believe ; Curiosity about differences ; Gender differences ; Sexuality

Moral development : Lies and fantasy ; Stealing ; Aggression, anger, fears ; Learning limits

Discipline guidelines revisited ; The beginnings of conscience ; The rewards of manners

Relationships: building a family : Helping ; Making and giving ; Grandparents ; Sibling rivalry

Independence and separation : Turning from one parent to the other ; The need for both parents

3. Five years old: who I am matters. Birthday party ; Temperament : A vulnerable child ; A confident child ; An active child

Learning : Nightmares and new fears ; Farewell to a fantasy ; Make-believe ; Games ; Play and healing ; Imaginary friends ; Sexuality

Moral development : Living with angry feelings ; From self-awareness to empathy ; Discipline ; Stealing, lying

Relationships: building a family : Helping ; Self-esteem and praise ; Turning from one parent to the other ; Parents and gender roles

Separation and independence : Standing up to teasing ; Belonging to kindergarten

4. Six years old: entering the real world. The first day of first grade

Temperament : An active child ; Identifying hyperactivity ; Calming an active child ; A vulnerable dhild ; A child who copes ; An outgoing child

Learning : Gender differences ; Reading and writing ; From support to self-motivation ; A learning disability ; Challenge and opportunity ; The costs of learning ; Birds and bees again

Moral Development : Aggression and self-esteem ; Cheating ; Why is it tattling if I was supposed to tell you? ; Stealing ; Learning about right and wrong from siblings ; A child who copes

Building relationships: making friends : First-grade friendships ; A parent's role in children's friendships

Independence and separation : "Just a few days" ; Do guinea pigs go to heaven? ; A grandparent's death ; Self-esteem in first grade ; Steps into a larger world.

2. Facing challenges as a family

Adoption

Asthma

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Birth order

Childcare

Chores and allowances

Computers

Differences

Disabilities: children's questions and reactions

Divorce

Families of all kinds

Food and food problems

Grandparents

Habits

Home schooling

Honesty

Humor

Illness and hospitalization

Loss and grief

Manners

Moving

Sadness and depression

Safety

Sensory integration dysfunction

Sexuality

Sleep

Special needs

Speech delays

Swearing and dirty words

Television

Toilet learning problems revisited

Toys

Working and caring.