Coping with children's temperament: a guide for professionals

Foreword / Stella Chess and Alexander Thomas

1. Reorienting Professionals to the New Understanding of Temperament Differences in Children

2. The Nature and Practical Relevance of Temperament: What Do We Know?

3. The Nature and Practical Relevance of Temperament: What Can We Do?

4. The Newborn Period

5. General Parental Care: Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

6. Day Care: Preschool Child Care Outside the Home

7. Physical Health Care

8. Developmental Variation and Behavioral Adjustment Problems

9. Middle Childhood and School Performance

10. Adolescence

11. Environmental Stressors and Crises

12. Conclusion: An Opportunity to Improve the Care of Our Children.