COVER -- Understanding 6-7-Year-Olds -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. A Changing Sense of Self -- It's good to talk -- Changing perspectives -- A sense of balance -- Right and wrong -- Sorting out reality and fantasy -- 2. A Place in the Family -- Goodbye to being the baby -- Competition and rivalry -- Identifying with parents -- Past, present and future -- Parents are only human -- 3. The Experience of School -- Ready for school -- Relationship to the teacher -- Being one child in a big class -- Lesson time -- Concentrating in class -- 4. Making Friends -- Circle time -- In the playground -- Gender identity -- Playing games and collecting things -- Differences -- 5. Reading for Meaning -- Reading readiness -- Putting the pieces together -- Through the Dragon's Eye -- Difficulties with reading -- 6. Confusions and Anxieties -- Feeling guilty -- "Are Mum and Dad all right?" -- "Who will I be like?" -- Sexual feelings -- Toilet humour -- Monsters under the bed -- "It's not fair!" -- Some parental concerns -- Conclusion: Celebrating Achievement and Moving On -- FURTHER READING -- HELPFUL ORGANIZATIONS -- INDEX.