This instructor's guide for a foster parent curriculum consists of specific curriculum materials for the study of the social and psychological development of preschool children ages 3 to 5. The guide is divided into 5 parts: (1) a developmental guide to normal behaviors of preschool children and appropriate adult responses; (2) an outline of foster parent competencies, instructor materials and suggested teaching strategies; (3) the text, which introduces the toPics of normal, expected behaviors of preschool children and appropriate adult responses, guidance techniques for preschool children, and possible problem behaviors of preschool children; (4) three blank discussion question sets for instructional use plus an instructor's answer guide; and (5) a list of available resource materials. (Author/RH)