Your Three Year Old: Friend or Enemy

About this book

A three-year-old is a real puzzle to parents sometimes anxious to please and befriend sometimes strong-willed and difficult to get along with. At the heart of the three-year-olds personality is often an emotional insecurity and this causes a host of problems for parents! Drs. Ames and Ilg recognized authorities on child behavior and development help parents understand whats going on inside that three-year-old head what problems children have and how to cope with the toddler who is sometimes friend sometimes enemy. Included in this book: Jealousy of a new sibling Toilet training How to improve a childs eating habits Friendships with peers Common fears Developing language skills Nursery school Books for parents and three-year-olds 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