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Nursery School: Notes for the Physician

Nursery School: Notes for the Physician Abstract The physician is consulted today not only when a child is ill but equally as often when parents have questions or problems regarding their child's physical, mental, or social development.1 One of the frequent questions asked is "Doctor, shall I send my child to nursery school?" This paper will discuss what the physician should know in order to help parents evaluate whether nursery school is the answer to their child's and their own needs. To be able to give such help, the physician should know and appraise (a) the parents' motivations for considering nursery school at this time; (b) the young child's basic needs for healthy growth and development and how these needs can be met; (c) the function of the nursery school in relation to meeting the needs of the young child and of his parents; (d) the child's readiness for the nursery school experience. It is our References 1. Spock, B.: Teaching the Broader Aspects of Pediatrics , Pediatrics 5:21-23 ( (Jan.) ) 1950. 2. Landreth, C.: Education of the Young Child , New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1942. 3. Updegraff, R., and others: Practice in Pre-School Education , New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1938. 4. Read, K. H.: The Nursery School: A Human Relationship Laboratory , Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1952. 5. Kellogg, R.: Nursery School Guide: Theory and Practice for Teachers and Parents , Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. 6. Health Supervision of Young Children , New York, American Public Health Association, 1955. 7. Your Child From One to Six , Children's Bureau Publication No. 30, Washington, D. C., U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 8. Allen, F. H.: Psychotherapy with Children , New York, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1942. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1957 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0096-6916
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1957.04030040044006
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Abstract

Abstract The physician is consulted today not only when a child is ill but equally as often when parents have questions or problems regarding their child's physical, mental, or social development.1 One of the frequent questions asked is "Doctor, shall I send my child to nursery school?" This paper will discuss what the physician should know in order to help parents evaluate whether nursery school is the answer to their child's and their own needs. To be able to give such help, the physician should know and appraise (a) the parents' motivations for considering nursery school at this time; (b) the young child's basic needs for healthy growth and development and how these needs can be met; (c) the function of the nursery school in relation to meeting the needs of the young child and of his parents; (d) the child's readiness for the nursery school experience. It is our References 1. Spock, B.: Teaching the Broader Aspects of Pediatrics , Pediatrics 5:21-23 ( (Jan.) ) 1950. 2. Landreth, C.: Education of the Young Child , New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1942. 3. Updegraff, R., and others: Practice in Pre-School Education , New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1938. 4. Read, K. H.: The Nursery School: A Human Relationship Laboratory , Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1952. 5. Kellogg, R.: Nursery School Guide: Theory and Practice for Teachers and Parents , Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. 6. Health Supervision of Young Children , New York, American Public Health Association, 1955. 7. Your Child From One to Six , Children's Bureau Publication No. 30, Washington, D. C., U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 8. Allen, F. H.: Psychotherapy with Children , New York, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1942.

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A.M.A. Journal of Diseases of ChildrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Sep 1, 1957

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