This student guide for a program concerned with why children put so much energy into play, what play means to them, and what they learn from it, provides suggestions for what parents can do to encourage and support this important aspect of their children's growth. Designed around a magazine format to allow maximum flexibility to different groups…

This student guide for a program concerned with the way handicapped children feel about themselves and the way others respond to them provides a brief introduction to the kinds of handicapping conditions, sources of help for handicapped children and their families, and suggestions for ways that parents can meet the special challenge of raising a…

This student guide for a program focusing on the relationship or bond between parent and child discusses how this bond forms, how it affects the development of the child, why children find it hard to separate from their parents and how they deal with the separation fears, and provides some practical suggestions for making inevitable separations…

This student guide for a program concerned with creativity in its broadest sense focuses on how people of all occupations and ages can think creatively, how children gain the ability to think and act in imaginative ways, and what parents can do to support this growth. Designed around a magazine format to allow maximum flexibility to different…

This student guide for a program focusing on the concept of developmental tasks, and how to interpret children's behaviors in terms of these tasks, is designed around a magazine format to allow maximum flexibility to different groups using the materials. The guide is divided into seven sections: (1) an overview of the theme and contents; (2) a…