Nurture the nature : understanding and supporting your child's unique core personality / Michael Gurian.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Rediscovering Our Children -- Your Child's Nature -- Nurture The Nature Of Your Child -- Nature-Based Theory -- Essential Parenting -- A Special Feature For Moms And Dads With Newborns: Ten Tips For Nurturing The Nature Of Your Baby -- Part One. Protecting the Nature of Your Child -- 1. Escaping The Social Trends Parenting System -- What Is Chronic Stress In The American Family? -- The Social Trends Parenting System -- Nurturing Your Child's Nature -- Getting Started -- 2. Understanding The Core Nature Of Your Child -- Using Nature-Based Theory In Your Family -- The Myth Of The Blank Slate Child -- Eight New Sciences That Can Help You Understand Your Child's Core Nature -- Creating A Profile Of Your Child's Core Nature -- Your Essential Parenting Blueprint -- Part Two. Nurturing the Nature of Your Child -- 3. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Infant -- Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks -- Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Infant -- Natural Differences Between Infant Boys And Girls -- A Revolution In Parenting -- Essential Mothers, Essential Fathers -- Parents-Beyond-Parents -- The Importance Of The Mother-Infant Bond -- Burning Question: Can Vaccinations Harm My Infant? -- Parenting As A Spiritual Discipline -- 4. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Two- To Three-Year-Old -- Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks -- Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Toddler -- Natural Differences Between Toddler Girls And Boys -- The Importance Of Play, Order, And Discipline -- Self-Awareness Of Your Own Core Nature -- Burning Question: How Do I Handle Tantrums? -- 5. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Four- To Six-Year-Old -- Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Four- To Six-Year-Old -- Natural Differences Between Boys And Girls Age Four To Six -- Handling Sibling Rivalry -- Helping Your Self-Educating Child Ask, "Who Am I?" -- Redefining Food, Shelter, And Clothing -- Burning Question: How Do I Find The Best School For My Four- To Six-Year-Old? -- Moving Forward With Both Peace And Excitement -- 6. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Seven- To Ten-Year-Old -- Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks -- Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Seven- To Ten-Year-Old -- Natural Differences Between School-Age Girls And Boys -- Focusing On The Art Of Relationship To Protect Your Child's Core Nature -- Protecting A Child's Core Nature By Creating Symbiotic Marriage Or Symbiotic Divorce -- Burning Question: How Much Media Is Too Much? -- The Courage Of Parents -- Part Three. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Adolescent -- 7. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Eleven- To Fourteen-Year-Old -- Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks -- Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Pubescent Child -- Natural Differences Between Early Adolescent Boys And Girls -- Helping Your Pubescent Child Through Early Adolescent Adaptations Of Core Nature -- Joining Together To Link Fathers And Men To Early Adolescents -- Burning Question: How Do I Protect My Early Adolescent's Self-Esteem? -- Moving Forward With Pride -- 8. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Fifteen- To Eighteen-Year-Old -- Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks -- Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Middle Adolescent -- Natural Differences Between Middle Adolescent Girls And Boys -- Adapting Your Family To Accommodate Your Middle Adolescent's Individuation Of Core Nature -- Helping Adolescents Through Crisis -- Burning Question: What Is The Best Way To Handle Peer Groups? -- Becoming A Woman, Becoming A Man -- 9. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Adolescent Of Nineteen And Older -- Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks -- Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Late Adolescent -- Natural Differences Between Young Men And Young Women -- Identifying And Helping Young Men And Young Women Who Lack A Mission In Life -- Burning Question: Why Are Young People Maturing So Much Later Than We Did? -- The Mission In Life -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Principles Of Nature-Based Families -- Tracking Your Child's Core Personality Through Genetics: How To Draw And Understand A Genogram -- More Help With Food, Shelter, And Clothing: A Discussion Starter For Parent Groups -- Notes And References -- Bibliography -- The Gurian Institute.