理解儿童发展中的关键阶段：反对与自信，也就是那句著名的“不”！说“不”，反对，也是一种自我表达。它意味着存在并接受选择，懂得何时放弃并承担后果。这种能力从幼儿时期就已存在，并贯穿我们的一生。懂得说“不”对于健康成长、能够说“是”以及发展细致入微的思维至关重要。那么，说“不”的能力是如何逐步习得的呢？它为何如此重要？我们如何设定界限？我们如何让孩子成长为独立于父母的个体？如果理解儿童的反对和自信远比简单地将其简化为18个月大时说的“不”或青春期再次出现的“不”要复杂得多呢？本书面向家长和儿童专业人士，回顾了理解儿童心理发展及其反对能力重要性的基本概念。

关于作者：

Valérie Montreynaud is a child psychiatrist. She works in a public hospital, within a child and adolescent psychiatry unit in a mental health center for children and adolescents, in a perinatal and early childhood unit, and is in charge of a day hospital for young children. She has acquired experience with developmental disorders and autism spectrum disorders, with extensive experience in supporting families, providing care for early bonding, and more generally, caring for children and their families.