Your Six-Year-Old: Loving and Defiant

The six-year-old is a complex child, entirely  different from the five-year-old. Though many of the  changes are for the good -- Six is growing more  mature, more independent, more daring and  adventurous -- this is not necessarily an easy time for the  little girl or boy. Relationships with mothers are  troubled -- most of the time Six adores mother,  but whenever things go wrong, it's her fault. It  used to be, at Five, that she was the center of the  child's universe; now, the child is the center of  his own universe.

Parents need the expert  advice of Drs. Ames and Ilg during this difficult  year, to explain parent-child relations,  friendships with peers, what six-year-olds excel at, how  they see the world, what it feels like to be  entering the first grade. Children need patience and  understanding to help make this transition easier.

• Your Five-Year-Old: Sunny and Serene
• Your Seven-Year-Old: Life in a Minor Key
• Your Four-Year-Old: Wild and Wonderful
• Your Eight Year Old: Lively and Outgoing
• Your Three-Year-Old: Friend or Enemy
• Your Nine Year Old: Thoughtful and Mysterious
• Your Two-Year-Old: Terrible or Tender
• Your Ten- to Fourteen-Year-Old
• Your One-Year-Old: The Fun-Loving, Fussy 12-To 24-Month-Old
• Child Behavior: The Classic Child Care Manual from the Gesell Institute of Human Development