A comprehensive parent s guide to your child s psychological development from birth through age 10 Written in an engaging, practical style, Ages and Stages offers you the benefits of the most current research on child development, featuring helpful tips and techniques to foster your child s maturation. Introduction 1(6) Birth to 18 Months Emotional Health 7(12) Love and Affection 7(4) Joy and Anger 11(3) Managing Fear 14(5) Cognitive Development 19(12) Problem Solving 20(2) Play and Imagination 22(3) Language Development 25(6) Family and Peer Relationships 31(6) Building Friendships 31(2) Family Rituals and Routines 33(2) Peer Pressure 35(2) Personal Growth 37(8) Sense of Self 37(3) Autonomy 40(3) Responsibility 43(2) Character Formation 45(12) Values and Morals 45(2) Self-Control and Discipline 47(3) Manners 50(7) 18 to 36 Months Emotional Health 57(10) Love and Affection 57(3) Joy and Anger 60(3) Managing Fear 63(4) Cognitive Development 67(12) Problem Solving 67(3) Play and Imagination 70(4) Language Development 74(5) Family and Peer Relationships 79(10) Building Friendships 79(4) Family Rituals and Routines 83(2) Peer Pressure 85(4) Personal Growth 89(10) Sense of Self 89(3) Autonomy 92(5) Responsibility 97(2) Character Formation 99(14) Values and Morals 99(3) Self-Control and Discipline 102(4) Manners 106(7) 36 Months to the Sixth Birthday Emotional Health 113(10) Love and Affection 113(2) Joy and Anger 115(4) Managing Fear 119(4) Cognitive Development 123(10) Problem Solving 123(3) Play and Imagination 126(3) Language Development 129(4) Family and Peer Relationships 133(12) Building Friendships 133(3) Family Rituals and Routines 136(5) Peer Pressure 141(4) Personal Growth 145(10) Sense of Self 145(3) Autonomy 148(3) Responsibility 151(4) Character Formation 155(14) Values and Morals 155(3) Self-Control and Discipline 158(3) Manners 161(8) 6 to 9 Years Emotional Health 169(10) Love and Affection 169(2) Joy and Anger 171(3) Managing Fear 174(5) Cognitive Development 179(10) Problem Solving 179(3) Play and Imagination 182(3) Language Development 185(4) Family and Peer Relationships 189(10) Building Friendships 189(3) Family Rituals and Routines 192(3) Peer Pressure 195(4) Personal Growth 199(10) Sense of Self 199(2) Autonomy 201(3) Responsibility 204(5) Character Formation 209(12) Values and Morals 209(5) Self-Control and Discipline 214(3) Manners 217(4) References 221(6) Index 227