The author of this book is a practicing psychoanalyst working particularly with children and their parents in that she has collaborated with the pediatrician. The Foreword is by Anna Freud.
The author has been a popular lecturer for groups of parents and teachers and has led seminars on child development with various groups. The result is a well-written book, easy to read, realistic as well as theoretic, and although inclusive of many topics, it is not cumbrously lengthy.