The Magic Years: Understanding and Handling the Problems Of Early Childhood

The Magic Years: Understanding and Handling the Problems Of Early Childhood

by Selma H. Fraiberg (Author)

Synopsis

To a small child, the world is an exciting but sometimes frightening and unstable place. In "The Magic Years, " Selma Fraiberg takes the reader into the mind of the child, showing how he confronts the world and learns to cope with it. With great warmth and perception, she discusses the problems at each stage of development and reveals the qualities above all, the quality of understanding that can provide the right answer at critical moments. To a small child, the world is an exciting but sometimes frightening and unstable place. In "The Magic Years, " Selma Fraiberg takes the reader into the mind of the child, showing how he confronts the world and learns to cope with it. With great warmth and perception, she discusses the problems at each stage of development and reveals the qualities above all, the quality of understanding that can provide the right answer at critical moments."

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Reissue
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 18 Apr 2008

ISBN 10: 0684825503
ISBN 13: 9780684825502

Media Reviews
Mental Health Bulletin The Magic Years is far and above the best description of this early developmental period.
Author Bio
Selma H. Fraiberg was Professor of Child Psychoanalysis and Director of the Infant-Parent Program of San Francisco General Hospital, University of California School of Medicine. Her articles were published widely in professional and popular magazines.