Filled with Dr. Spock's insightful writings on the fruition of a child to college-aged adult, this first-time collection of essays provides parents with timely information on topics such as:
- a child's fears and anger
- coping with everyday stress
- teaching a child values and responsibilities
- understanding and dealing with violence in contemporary culture
- effective discipline
- prioritizing school work
- dealing with peer pressure
- discussing love, sex, and AIDS
- step-parenting
With Dr. Spock's The School Years, parents everywhere will return again and again to Dr. Spock for all of their child-rearing questions.