◎contents 1. Understanding child development : our foundation for developmentally appropriate child guidance 2. Adult styles of caregiving 3. Positive discipline strategies : direct guidance 4. Effective design and management of physical environments for children : indirect guidance 5. Helping children cope with stress 6. Helping children develop positive self-easteem 7. Responsible anger management : the long, bumpy road 8. Understanding and coping with aggression in children 9. Prosocial behavior : nurturing the roots of concern for others 10. Theories and their strategies : roadmaps to a personal approach to child guidance 11. The decision-making model of child guidance : a personal/eclectic approach