3. Take the following self-inventory. Respond quickly, marking "T" if you believe the statement is more true than false for you as a young child and "F" if it tends not to fit your early childhood experiences. As a young child, I felt loved and accepted. I basically trusted the world. I felt that I was an acceptable and valuable person. I felt I needed to work for others' approval. I experienced a great deal of shame and self-doubt as a child. I felt that it was not OK for me to express anger. I was trusted to do things for myself. I believe I developed a natural and healthy concept of my body and my gender-role identity. I had very few friends as a young child. I felt that I could talk to significant people about my problems. Look over your responses. What do they tell you about the person you now are? If you could live your childhood over again, how would you like it to be? How do you think your early childhood experiences have shaped your views about what you consider to be effective parenting? From what you have read in this chapter so far, how does this information challenge or redefine some of your thinking about the role of the first 6 years of life on your personality development? Discuss some of your responses in your journal.