Infant and child in the Culture of Today : The Guidance of Development in Home and Nursery School

Contents Preface Introduction plan and purpose I Growth and culture 1 The family in a democratic culture 2 How the mind grows 3 Personality and acculturation 4 Infants are individuals 5 Self-regulation and cultural guidance 6 The cycle of child development II The growth child 7 Before the baby is born 8 A good start 9 Four weeks old 10 Sixteen weeks old 11 Twenty-eight weeks old 12 Forty weeks old 13 One year old 14 Fifteen months old 15 Eighteen months old 16 Two years old 17 Two-and-a-half years old 18 Three years old 19 Four years old 20 Five and the years after five 21 The nursery school as a guidance center III The guidance of growth 22 A developmental philosophy 23 The growth complex 24 Child development and the culture of tomorrow AppendixThe modern culture can be briefly said to be urban and industrialized The child only sees sprawling cities and industrial establishments machines and toolsIt is but natural that the child is confronted with speed noise and pollution around him It is therefore incumbent on the school to teach children understand the modern culture and to make suitable adjustment in the culture of todaySmall infants and children should get opportunities in the school to handle instruments gadget and toys for the preparation for their future life 452 pp.…