"A child imagines all the possible horrors he will encounter at school, and doesn't want to go; his parent gently reassures him that there is nothing to fear and that he will have lots of fun"--
"A child flits quickly between various whims and wants, and throws tantrums when he doesn't get what he wants. His parents handle him patiently and get him to accept that everything won't always go exactly the way he wants"--