Drawing on years of research and experience, this innovative guide explains how to develop desirable personal qualities - such as self-motivation, self-esteem, and compassion - in children of all ages. By developing these traits early in life, children are much more likely to grow into self-sufficient, responsible adults. It provides over 50 enjoyable activities that allow parents, grandparents, and care-givers to foster such advantageous attributes in children with ease. Specific chapters in this title cover how to work with gifted children and children with learning or behavioural handicaps, and special attention is given to the needs of foster parents in facilitating the personal development of foster children.