ABSTRACT
P a r e n ts, teachers, and all those who have to do with children know that during certain periods they can be easily directed and taught and that during others it is very difficult. It is, for in stance, a matter of common knowledge that the child between the second and the fourth year is especially difficult to handle. It is easily upset, and often impossible to control. We have already taken up some of the problems connected with this phase in Chapter IV. The 5-10-yearold presents relatively the fewest difficulties. Whereas every three-year-old behaves like a “ problem child ” , the problem child between five and ten years is an exception, and, as a general rule, neurotic. An insight into the extent of problems of upbringing for the various age-levels can be gained from the age distribution of the children brought to a child guidance bureau that was run in connection with the Vienna Clearing House for Children.
