Understanding Human Nature
The Psychology of Personality.

Understanding the Social Lives of Children.
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Thompson writes about children's friendships, school pressure, and the growth that comes from independence.
We have not written the article that goes with this one yet. It is here because parents asked, and because it fits the practices in this phase.
The Psychology of Personality.
Erikson's eight stages of psychosocial development, from basic trust onward.
The essays where Erikson first laid out the life-cycle stages.
Erikson's final summary of the stages, with Joan Erikson's ninth stage.