Children need the freedom to play in order to learn skills necessary to become competent adults such as coping with stress and problem solving.

"Children this age want to believe that parents and teachers are competent adults whom they can turn to for help when there's a problem."

The parents help make the outcome of this stage a positive experience which in turn will lead to a competent, productive, and creative adult.

It was impossible that Suiza could see her as a competent adult.

But through these encounters, children learn some of the basic social skills needed to be competent adults.

Ads show drinking as part of being a successful, competent, attractive adult.

Making moral choices and taking responsibility for your actions are reasonable expectations of competent adults.

Terminally ill, competent adults should be allowed to die on their own terms.

Only about 10 percent of mentally competent adults have signed a living will.

Knowing what to share with your children, and when, can help them grow into confident, competent adults.