{"product_id":"your-six-year-old-loving-and-defiant-paperback","title":"Your Six-Year-Old: Loving and Defiant - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouise Bates Ames\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrances L. Ilg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe six-year-old is a complex child, entirely different from the five-year-old. Though many of the changes are for the good -- Six is growing more mature, more independent, more daring and adventurous -- this is not necessarily an easy time for the little girl or boy. Relationships with mothers are troubled -- most of the time Six adores mother, but whenever things go wrong, it's her fault. It used to be, at Five, that she was the center of the child's universe; now, the child is the center of his own universe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Parents need the expert advice of Drs. Ames and Ilg during this difficult year, to explain parent-child relations, friendships with peers, what six-year-olds excel at, how they see the world, what it feels like to be entering the first grade. Children need patience and understanding to help make this transition easier.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe six-year-old is a complex child, entirely different from the five-year-old. Though many of the changes are for the good -- Six is growing more mature, more independent, more daring and adventurous -- this is not necessarily an easy time for the little girl or boy. Relationships with mothers are troubled -- most of the time Six adores mother, but whenever things go wrong, it's her fault. It used to be, at Five, that she was the center of the child's universe; now, the child is the center of his own universe. \u003cbr\u003e Parents need the expert advice of Drs. Ames and Ilg during this difficult year, to explain parent-child relations, friendships with peers, what six-year-olds excel at, how they see the world, what it feels like to be entering the first grade. Children need patience and understanding to help make this transition easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Bates Ames\u003c\/b\u003e (1908-1996) was a lecturer at the Yale Child Study Center and assistant professor emeritus at Yale University. She was co-founder of the Gesell Institute of Child Development and collaborator or co-author of three dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe First Five Years of Life, Infant and Child in the Culture of Today, Child Rorschach Responses, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eYour One-Year-Old\u003c\/i\u003e through \u003ci\u003eYour Ten- to Fourteen-Year-Old \u003c\/i\u003eseries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrances L. Ilg \u003c\/b\u003ewrote numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Child from Five to Ten, Youth: The Years from Ten to Sixteen, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChild Behavior, \u003c\/i\u003ebefore her death in 1981. She was also a cofounder of the Gesell Institute of Child Development at Yale.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 1981\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755888476448,"sku":"9780440506744","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/65aecbacb3dce7eb1f1335d9cf9899f8.webp?v=1780070402","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/your-six-year-old-loving-and-defiant-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}