| Your child brings into the world a unique set of characteristics Activity level, disposition, potential for intellectual and physical development, creativity, and, style of neurobiochemical wiring all contribute to the mix. In addition, an intense interaction between your child and you, and between your child and other caregivers, takes place from the very beginning. Each interaction leaves its mark on your child. If you were to grow a plant from seed, with the hope that it would mature into a healthy, flowering shrub, you would learn what the plant needs. You would care for it tenderly, water it, feed it, and shelter it from abusive elements. You would prune and guide the plant according to its particular needs. You would not yank its branches or shake it roughly. You would neither neglect it nor over- feed it. After receiving your special care early in its life, theseedling would eventually grow into a strong, mature tree, able towithstand stress and strain. Your child needs the same kind of care and guidance, especiallyduring the preschool years, and suffers from the lack of either. This book will provide you with the information you need tobuild a successful partnership between you and your child. Duringthe first six years of a child s life, each child will pass through fivedevelopmental stages--trust, identity, competence, power, and self-control. Your understanding of these stages will give you the toolsto help your child become an emotionally healthy, happy, responsi-ble person. Each stage augments, in a logical, understandablesequence, the previous stage. If your child moves through the expe-riences and demands of these early years successfully, he or she willhave a solid emotional foundation upon which to structure all laterlife. A child who doesn t build an early foundation will struggle |
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