Your Seven-Year-Old

<i>Your Seven-Year-Old </i>is devoted to the delightful but often anxious and withdrawn child of Seven. Although any seven-year-old will have moments of exuberance security and happiness in general this is an age of introspection. As it begins parents and teachers may welcome the quiet after the tussles and tangles of Six. But once the child of Seven starts to withdraw it's almost as though he doesn't know where or when to stop. Seven-year-olds feel picked on by family friends and teachers alike; they worry that no one likes them; they expect every little task to prove too difficult to handle; tears come easily at this age. <p/> With wit and wisdom Dr. Ames of the highly respected Gesell Institute and Carol Chase Haber offer insights into what children this age are feeling and thinking and how parents can best deal with these moody serious Sevens. <p/> <b>Included in this book: </b><br> - New body awareness<br> - Sulking<br> - Concerns about fairness<br> - Stories from real life<br> - Fascination with horror gore<br> - Threats of running away from home<br> - Life in the second grade<br> - Books for Sevens and the parents of Sevens<br> <b> </b><br> <b>Louise Bates Ames and her colleagues synthesize a lifetime of observation of children consultation and discussion with parents. These books will help parents to better understand their children and will guide them through the fascinating and sometimes trying experiences of modern parenthood.--Donald J. Cohen M.D. Director Yale Child Study Center Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry Pediatrics and Psychology Yale School of Medicine</b>