Mother And Child
3 years At the age of three, children generally have good relationships with their mothers. Quite often the mother is the favorite parent with whom children like to discuss and relive past events. By three and a half, the mother-child relationship [...]
Identifying With Others
By the time your child reaches the age of three, she will begin the process of identification, both with herself and with other people around her.
You still start to see evidence of her self- awareness as she takes step to command and control [...]
Children Learning Through Play
Play will continue to make a positive contribution to your preschool child’s development. Once she has practiced her creative interests at play, she can apply them to the real world. Sometimes your child will be absorbed in a make- believe [...]
Little Girl Growing Up Like Mom
By the age of three, your little girl is aware of the fact that she is female and that she’ll grow up to be a woman.
This makes her very attentive to you- her mother. Her view of gender roles will be influenced by your attitudes. If you:
Regard [...]
Family Conflicts
Your child will become very distressed if she thinks that the people dearest in the world to her, her mother and father, no longer love each other and that there is a danger that they may separate or leave her.
Children are extremely sensitive [...]
Nervous Child
A child, who goes to nursery school without a backward glance, says good-bye to her mother, and gets straight into play at the sandbox is rather unusual. Most children harbor fears of a strange place with strange people and separation from [...]
Bad dreams And Nightmares in Children
Between the ages of three and five years, children quite often have bad dreams. Your child may walk or talk in her sleep, or have night terrors. This is normal because while her understanding of the world is growing, she cannot entirely make [...]