Your Ten- to Fourteen-Year-Old Paperback – March 1, 1989

I recommend these books (Your ONE Year Old, Your TWO Year Old, Your THREE Year Old, Your FOUR Year Old, Your FIVE Year Old, Your SIX Year Old, Your SEVEN Year Old, Your EIGHT Year Old, Your NINE Year Old, Your TEN-to-FOURTEEN Year Old. These books were writtten by Louise Bates Ames, PhD, Fances L. Ilg, MD and Sidney M. Baker MD of the Gesell Institute of Human Development. They are NOT a "how to" book for parents -- but rather provide a perspective of life from the child's various ages. I found the books to be of such value that I purchase the entire series for new parents. Somehow I forgot to purchase these books for my niece when she started her family. She expressed some concerns about her seven year old son's behavior (that I knew from experience to be that typical of seven year olds). I purchased the books from the series that will help my niece from here on. She LOVES them! I have a feeling she will use them and pass them along to other parents. My original set are part of my permanent library. I highly recommend these books for your permanent library as well!

I am a clinical psychologist and of all the books on child development that I have read (and taught) this series is my favorite. Based on research and yet readable for the layperson as well as the professional. I have recommended it to several of my patients with children.

Bates' books are a godsend. We have used them all, for every age. So helpful to know what is "typical" behavior at any age--it foments compassion and understanding when we know a child's developmental characteristics. What we had viewed as naughty (before reading the Bates/Gesell book) turned out to be a developmental phenomenon that our child couldn't control well at that age. In other words, it helped us to ensure that our discipline was fair and age-appropriate, rather than having expectations that were unrealistic for a developmental stage. Knowledge = compassion = more patience = better parenting, in our experience. So grateful for this series.

By the time my two children were in this age group, they were reading it themselves and enjoyng it. I remember them saying, "No wonder the seventh graders are kooler than we are!". It was so reassuring for them to understand normal development phases. This was a perk of the book I had not anticipated at all! Thought I thought I bought it for me, in fact it was the greatest guidebook for them! Now, my kids are in their thirties and a granddaughter is turning ten. I bought this copy for my daughter AND her child. The whole series of books for each age is wonderful!

i like this series. it helps to know where you are headed with your child. they may be a little dated with a few references but this is a minor issue.

I've previously purchased the book for age 1-10 and was amazed how accurate it was. So, I bought the next age up. So far it is also very accurate as what to expect from an ages & stages perspective. It's a good place to start for a new parent.

Not looking for the latest opinion, schools of thought - just want to know the facts and proceed with your own value system? These are the best books on how to understand your children. You can tell they were written many years ago, but honestly I find it comforting that despite what we sometimes think or hear, "kids today" are just what they always were.

I've read all the other books in this series. Usually, these books have insightful information about a child's developmental stages. This book tries to do the same; however, I think that the authors grouped too many age groups together. There's a BIG difference between ten-year olds and fourteen-year olds. Much of the information seemed dated (it was from the 1970s).