Elizabeth Berger, M.D., is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist with more than twenty years' experience treating children and families in community settings, hospitals, and private practice. She has been on the faculty of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Northwestern University Medical School, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine. Dr. Berger has participated in numerous panels, public forums, and radio and television programs addressing parents' concerns about their children. She lives in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two teenage children.

Authored by a parent and child psychiatrist, this book is instructive both for parents and educators. It spells out insightfully the 'whys and hows' that lead to healthy child development, self-discovery, good citizenship, and true consideration for others. Richly illustrated with many clinical vignettes, it provides a basic approach to forestall and resolve the growing wave of child violence.

• Chapter 1 Why Character CountsChapter 2 Intimacy from Birth through PreschoolChapter 3 On the Parent's Good AuthorityChapter 4 Building Self-DisciplineChapter 5 From Collapsing to CopingChapter 6 The Struggle to Be NiceChapter 7 The Emphasis on PeopleChapter 8 Citizenship in SchoolChapter 9 The Floundering StudentChapter 10 The Adolescent's NeedsChapter 11 Fostering MaturityChapter 12 Male and FemaleChapter 13 Romance and MarriageChapter 14 Toward the Eternal

Elizabeth Berger, M.D., is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist with more than twenty years' experience treating children and families in community settings, hospitals, and private practice. She has been on the faculty of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Northwestern University Medical School, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine. Dr. Berger has participated in numerous panels, public forums, and radio and television programs addressing parents' concerns about their children. She lives in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two teenage children.

Authored by a parent and child psychiatrist, this book is instructive both for parents and educators. It spells out insightfully the 'whys and hows' that lead to healthy child development, self-discovery, good citizenship, and true consideration for others. Richly illustrated with many clinical vignettes, it provides a basic approach to forestall and resolve the growing wave of child violence.

• Chapter 1 Why Character CountsChapter 2 Intimacy from Birth through PreschoolChapter 3 On the Parent's Good AuthorityChapter 4 Building Self-DisciplineChapter 5 From Collapsing to CopingChapter 6 The Struggle to Be NiceChapter 7 The Emphasis on PeopleChapter 8 Citizenship in SchoolChapter 9 The Floundering StudentChapter 10 The Adolescent's NeedsChapter 11 Fostering MaturityChapter 12 Male and FemaleChapter 13 Romance and MarriageChapter 14 Toward the Eternal