Emphasizes the importance of spontaneous play for growth in cognition and social values. The author specifically discusses finger painting, water, blocks and dramatic play. (AJ)

Informs parents and educators of the shocking conditions of day care facilities in the U. S. and urges new approaches and legislation. (AJ)

What is questioned here is not the teaching of words but their premature imposition upon the child before he has acquired the concepts that underlie them. (Author)

The authors challenge proponents of informal open classrooms" as well as of traditional school organization. (Editor)

Teachers and physicians must work cooperatively in the assessment, management and re-evaluation of children with any medical, dental, social, emotional problem that might interfere with learning. (Author)

This account of interactive examinations" affords more insight about ways of improving collaboration among doctors, parents and teachers to help children succeed in learning. (Editor)

This analysis was adapted by the author from his keynote address at the Annual Study Conference of the Association for Childhood Education International at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 12, 1971. (Editor/RY)

Practical suggestions to help teachers plan field trips that will be helpful experiences for school children who are more vulnerable, fearful, confused and destructive than most of their peers. (NH)

Community priorities to create a better quality of life for children are outlined. (NH)

Common generalizations about children growing up in fatherless families are reexamined. Topics include school achievement, delinquency, masculine identity, role of the mother, and societal attitudes. (NH)

Personal accounts of innovative social arrangements in two communes focus on community responsibility for child rearing. (NH)

One mother describes her communal child rearing experiences. (NH)