Preschoolers and adolescents have a lot in common. At each of these stages, children are attempting to understand who they are and how they fit into the larger world. Often they define themselves clumsily as “not you.” This creates problems for parents, who often feel hurt and rejected by their formerly very loving children. How parents handle the challenges of the preschool years sets up a template for the relationship, a template which—for better or worse—will carry through the teen years. Learn how to use the preschool years to establish a parent-child relationship based on love, mutual respect, clear communication and appropriate boundaries.
