Describes the background of Froebel's religious ideas, focusing on experiences gained while a young child at home, an adolescent apprentice, and a young adult at university. Discusses briefly the reaction of the church to Froebel's thought and shows how Froebel's religious ideas influenced his ideas about educating young children. (RH)

Reviews research indicating that children's writing moves in an age-related sequence from the literal and factual to the metaphorical and affective and shows a growth in awareness of the psychological characteristics of the self and others. Presents an analysis of children's stories that provides guidelines for teachers and researchers to use in…

A total of 40 subjects between the ages of 48 and 60 months were tested on separate measures of physical skill, physical appearance, intelligence, and cooperation. Additionally, three self-concept tests for preschoolers were administered: the Thomas Self-Concept Values Test, the Pre-School Self-Concept Picture Test, and the Purdue Self-Concept…

Presents an outline of a new addition to early intervention work. Explicates both the content and process of mother/infant games, describing ways in which principles from such games can be useful in therapy with young delayed children. (RH)

Investigates whether the Piagetian forms of sensorimotor, symbolic, and constructional play--together with controlled demographics such as socioeconomic status, age, and sex--predict social-emotional variables on the Devereux Child Behavior Rating Scale. (RH)

Describes applied nutrition education in English primary schools. Food activities units are suggested not only as a way of making nutrition education meaningful and enjoyable but also as a way of incorporating many disciplines and skills. (RH)

Organizes models of human relationships on a continuum ranging from parent-controlled "relationship listening" models to teacher-controlled "coercive legalistic" models. Examples illustrate how early childhood educators can use the continuum in conjunction with the concepts of levels of need and crisis to select strategies for intervening in…

Discusses issues concerning children's vulnerability to crisis during the early childhood years and describes an ecological model finding increasing favor among family researchers and clinicians. (Author/BJD)

Investigates the relationship between the self-reported adjustment of children of divorce and their parents' perception of this adjustment. While divorced parents compared favorably to parents from intact nuclear families, divorced parents were inaccurate in three areas concerning their children's feelings and conduct problems, and custodial…

Studies suggest children of remarriage may experience adjustment challenges but that long range developmental effects are insignificant. Quality of family life appears to be more relevant than family structure, and adjustment seems easier for boys and younger children than for girls and adolescents. (Author/RH)

Based on easily obtainable prospective measures representing generally accepted models of child maltreatment, results provide empirical support for the multimodel or multidimensional approach to prediction. Data from the prenatal period through the fourth month of life predicted maltreatment through the third year. (Author/RH)