Kinder im Vorschulalter

The contributions in this book include new insights and ideas regarding what preschool children do, think, feel, and say. The focus is on the research works on the development of role play by Dominique Bürki, the communication of Ursula Peter, and the language comprehension of Susanne Mathieu. The contributions from Helen I. Bachmann on drawing and painting and from Kurt Schürmann on psychosexual development describe further essential aspects of child development between the ages of three and seven. These insights are complemented by the work of Nitza Katz-Bernstein on the significance of communication and language for socialization processes, as well as a summary of the key developmental themes in preschool age by Barbara Zollinger. The contributions of this book create an expanded understanding of the preschool child's world, thereby providing a foundation for more targeted educational and therapeutic actions.