Emotional Life of Families, Child Rearing & Development, Child & Infant Psychology & Psychiatry

Playground Politics

Name: Playground Politics
Author: Stanley I Greenspan
ISBN: 9780201408300

by Stanley I Greenspan, Jaqueline Salmon

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Overview

Playground Politics is the first book to look at the neglected middle years of childhood—from kindergarten to junior high—and to help parents understand the enormous emotional challenges these children are facing. In witty, vivid stories, Dr. Greenspan brings to life the major emotional milestones of these years, when children move from the shelter of the family to the harsh rivalries of ”playground politics,” and toward an independent self image. His empathy for the turmoil children bring home from school, and for the parents who try to help, is deep and reassuring.

In the first book designed to help parents understand, nurture, and live with their child--and their child's emotions--Greenspan looks at the major emotional milestones from age five to puberty and explains, with witty, vivid examples what children experience.

Synopsis

About the Author, Stanley I Greenspan

Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., author of the widely used and praised books The Challenging Child and (with Serena Wieder, Ph.D.) Engaging Autism, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at George Washington University Medical School and lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Jacqueline Salmon, a staff writer on the Washington Post, is the mother of two young children and has lived the very issues outlined in this book.