CONTENTS:- Preface; Child development and modern education; heredity and early development; Development under controlled environmental conditions; Relation of Infants' weight and body build to locomotor development; Influence of illness during the first two years on infant development; Influence of cortical development upon early behaviour patterns; Environmental correlates of mental and motor development; Learning and maturation in preschool children; Neural maturation as exemplified by the achievement of bladder control; An experimental study of the nature of improvement resulting from practice in a mental function; Later development of children specially trained during infancy; Training in vocal ability; Retention of visual imagery by the blind; An experimental study of early childhood memory; The expressive nature of early vocalizations; The conditioned response as a basis for language; The expansion of meaning; The development of language in twins; The origin of names; The idea of immanent justice; Communication between children; A critique of experiments on raising the IQ; The constancy of mental test performance during the preschool period;
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More and more psychologists and educators have come to the view that it is highly necessary to study child behaviour as a separate discipline to modify child behaviour and his development. There is a need to write books on child psychology. Consequently, of great importance to teachers, parents, and mental hygienists is the fact that growth is most rapid during the early years of life. Scientific evidence supports the assumption that these are the golden years for personality development. By establishing the proper controls in the home and the school, it is possible to ensure the most desirable sort of growth. Particularly is it true that modern progressive education provides situations which afford the proper type of experiences. In the conventional school, on the other hand, many basic principles of mental hygiene are flagrantly violated.
