The special issue of the journal contains 12 articles on nutrition and young children. The following titles and authors are included: "Overview--Nutritional Needs of Young Children" (M. Scialabba); "Nurturance--Mutually Created--Mother and Child" (M. McFarland); "Feeding the Special Needs Child" (E. Croup); "Maternal and Neonatal Nutrition--Long Term Consequences" (I. Holzman); "Nutrition and Health Problems in the Child--Diabetes Mellitus, Hypogylycemia and Obesity" (D. Becker and A. Drash); "Involving Children in Food Preparation--A Pathway to Increased Learning and Mastery" (K. VanderVen); "More Effective Nutrition Teaching Throuqh a Process Method--Lifelong Eating Habits Begin Early" (A. Taylor); "Children's Literature" (F. Cohen); "Community Intervention in Federal Nutrition Proqrams" (M. Lloyd); "The Dire Health Consequences of Television Advertising Aimed at Children" (M. Pauker); "Food Supply--USA" (B. Deskins); and "Their Dismal Condition--Nutrition and Young Children in the Developing World" (J. Dwyer). (SBH)