Intended for use by parents of infants and toddlers, this series of 27 8-page month-by-month newsletters provides research-based information on infant and child development and care from 0 to 36 months. Topics in the series for infants include: becoming a parent; getting ready for child birth; the newborn child; and characteristics of the child at…

This guide, which is intended for educators interested in implementing preschool programs in developing nations, aims to sustain the working hypothesis that preschool education can be organized entirely around the themes of health and nutrition. Part 1 presents an approach to program development and discusses characteristics and use of the guide.…

Providing basic reference materials, this issue of "Children in the Tropics" consists of a revised and completed version of the 1982 issue on the development of children from birth to 6 years of age. Contents present a broad picture of the physical and mental development of children under 6 and formulate a number of recommendations about…

Written for, by, and about adult students, this issue includes a series of articles dealing with various aspects of students' career and educational plans and planning. The following topics are covered: the necessity of taking risks in life; the story of someone who finally gets the nerve to take the General Equivalency Development (GED) test;…