Title: The little trials of childhood and children's strategies for dealing with them /
Authors: Waksler, Frances Chaput.
Publisher: Falmer Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Child psychology; Adjustment (Psychology) in children.; Child development; Socialization
Contents: What are the little trials of childhood and children's strategies for dealing with them? -- Whose body is it? -- Presenting one's self -- Activities -- Emotions ignored, minimized, distorted, and denied -- Knowledge -- Knowledge: the case of Santa Claus -- Teachers and school -- Crying and temper tantrums, lying and subterfuge, and other strategies for dealing with the little trials of childhood -- What can be learned? -- Appendix: What is hard about being a child? Responses from a first-grade class.