Child behavior has been one of the most abiding topics of conversation within the human community from the beginning of conversations among adults with off-spring. From Neanderthals to Drs. Spock and Brothers is no small leap and yet, in spite of the passage of time, the scope of the conversation regarding child behavior has, we are certain, remained more or less within the same parameters of parental concern over conduct and performance. The coming of psychology has brought with it a range of scientifically developed mechanisms for identification, assessment, and treatment of what we now understand to be emotional disorders when once they were summarily categorized as indicative of Original Sin! Displacing Augustine, Calvin, and Jonathan Edwards with Karen Horney, Melanie Klein, and Anna Freud is our mission here, and to address child behavior, not as evil but indicative of the maturation process, will serve well our pursuit of a clinically responsible understanding of the complexities of child behavior.