"Based on the relational developmental approach of Gordon Neufeld."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How adults grow young children up -- The preschooler personality : part beauty, part beast -- Preserving play : defending childhood in a digital world -- Hungry for connection : why relationships matter -- Who's in charge? : the dance of attachment -- Feelings and hurts : keeping children's hearts soft -- Tears and tantrums : understanding frustration and aggression -- Alarmed by disconnection : bedtime, separation and anxiety -- 9. 'You're not the boss of me' : understanding resistance and opposition -- 10. Discipline for the immature : buying time for the child to grow up -- 11. How young children grow adults up.

Using the relational development approach of Gordon Neufeld, the author offers a road map to making sense of the behavior of young children and understanding their developmental growth.