Which father and which mother today does not know that "the infant is a person," that there is "intrauterine life," that "everything is determined before the age of five," or that "there are no bad mothers," although they may not always know that these expressions are largely attributed to Dolto (1908 - 1988), and what they precisely mean?

What are the stages of a child's development, from conception to adolescence? What do we mean when we say "Oedipus complex"? How should we announce a death or a birth to a child?

Dolto had answers to all these questions, and Jean-Claude Liaudet provides a synthesis of them in the book, enriched by specific examples. A glossary with the most common child problems (aggression, anorexia, stuttering, nightmares, nighttime enuresis, etc.) and a biography of Dolto complete this book.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]