These years are some of the easiest, and some of the hardest, as our children become who they are and explore the world outside our grasp.  Developmentally they are still children, but physically they are beginning to change.  We still have control over the environment around them, but not the people in their space or their thoughts in their heads.  These changes can be frightening when you consider that your child is looking to others as influencers instead of you during these years.  What do they see, who teaches them and how it forms their thoughts about the world, and what do you do to steer their attention.  We focus on this time because in so many ways, this is the last shot we have at molding our children.