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Show SC DESERET NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1 973 Children come in three fascinating models By Dr. Elliott Landau Professor of child development, University of Utoh Just like cars came in in the days fhen three models, Stelia Chess seems to indicate that almost from the moment of birth there are three readily the research of Dr. o types as the EASY, the DIFFICULT and the SLOW TO identifiable type3 of children. So, sit down for a moment, study these categories, place your children into one of them and you are well on your way to a better understanding of what makes them either chug along or charge along. Dr. Chess labels the three WARM IN LARGER AND HALF-SIZES- CHILD EASY THE These are children who are in positive preponderantly mood, highly regular, readily adaptable, low or mild in the intensity of their reactions, and usually affirmative in their approach to new situations. As babies they quickly establish predictable sleeping habits much to the joy of their parents, they develop schedules regular feeding which coincide with the fam- -, ilys already established pattern, they .smile at strangers and easily ingest all kinds of foods. A mothers dream. As they grow older all of these patterns seem to persist and they get on just great in school, they adjust to whatever problems confront them and they find the world warm, pleasant, and accepting. And so that is how the world finds them. That is how it appears at first glance. It is true that they appear to have the least chance of becoming disturbed in later life and as a group they 3o have fewer problems. Interestingly, their problems develop because of their virtue of adaptability. Easy children adapt to their home environment beautifully. 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