In Your Hands: The Parents' Guide Book

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IN YOUR HANDS is designed to aid My BOOK HOUSE parents in an effective use of the graded material in the My BOOK HOUSE Plan and to act as a guide to successful parenthood. The direct correlation between the material and the needs and interests of the growing child is made clear. I. YOUR CHILD IS IN YOUR HANDS * The Well-Balanced Child is the Happy Child * Preparation of Adolescence Begins at Birth * Five Services in MY BOOK HOUSE Plan II. APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE BEGINS EARLY * Introducing Your Baby to MY BOOK HOUSE * Baby Reflects Your Attitudes Toward Books III. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT BEGINS AT BIRTH * Speech Habits Formed Early * Give Him Opportunities to Use Language * Stories and Experiences Stimulate Language * Language Development Varies in Children * A Major Accomplishment * Charts Showing Vocabulary Growth and Language Ability * Vocabulary Aids Readiness * Influence of Environment * Pictures Give Clue to Meaning of Words * Good Literature Influences Speech * Language Develops Personality IV. FINGER PLAYS DO MUCH MORE THAN AMUSE * Finger Plays Encourage Desirable Qualities in Baby * Twelve Illustrated Plays for Rhymes in MY BOOK HOUSE V. BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOUR CHILD'S PERSONALITY * Parents Decide Atmosphere of the Home * Importance of Habit Formation * Stories Influence Character Development * Encourage Your Child to Make Decisions * Reading Background Aids Adjustments VI. CAN YOU ANSWER YOUR CHILD'S QUESTIONS? * Stages in Questioning * Questions of the Two and Three Year-Old * Questions of the Four and Five Year-Old * A Good Encyclopedia is Invaluable * Stories and Pictures Help Answer Your Child's Questions * Importance of Biographies VII. CAN YOU ENTER INTO THE SPIRIT OF PLAY WITH YOUR CHILD? * "Pick Up" Time * Choose Toys with Care * Play Reflects Child's Maturity * Importance of a Sense of Humor * Suggested Helps for Introducing Your Child to Play Materials and Equipment * Play Develops Character and Personality * A Few Rules for the Workshop * Play Activities Enjoyed by Children from Kindergarten through Third Grade VIII. HELP YOUR CHILD TO BE COOPERATIVE AND FRIENDLY IN HIS FIRST PLAY CONTACTS * Play Characteristics of the Two Year-Old * Setting the Stage for the Child's First Playmates IX. EXPOSE YOUR CHILD TO NATURE EXPERIENCES * Stimulating an Interest in Nature * Nature Rhymes and Stories Help Child Understand Natural Phenomena * A Magnifying Glass Adds Interest to Nature Experiences X. BUILDING NUMBER EXPERIENCES * Number Concepts are Formed Early * Rhymes and Stories Add Meaning to Number Words * Everyday Number Experiences XI. ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD'S NATURAL READINESS FOR LEARNING * At Birth the Baby Has a Natural Readiness for Learning * School Programs Planned Around Readiness of Child XII. READINESS FOR GRADES ONE, TWO AND THREE * Causes of Failure in the First Three Grades * Qualities that Make for Readiness for Learning and Reading in the First Three Grades * Reading Difficulties in Primary Grades XIII. WHEN THE CHILD READS FOR HIMSELF--GRADES FOUR, FIVE AND SIX * Choose Material on Child's Level of Understanding XIV. READING IN THE UPPER GRADES * Share Your Child's Reading Interests * Reading Influences Personality Development * Importance of Varied Reading XV. HOME—SCHOOL COORDINATING CHARTS * Detailed Charts Covering Age-Grade Standards of Child Development and Where to Find Help in MY BOOK HOUSE. *Chart 1: What the School Expects of Your Child in Kindergarten - Creative Expression - Counting and Number Experiences - Nature Experiences and Social Science - Desirable Work Habits - Music *Chart 2: What the School Expects of Your Child in Grades One, Two and Three - Social Behavior and Adjustment Qualites - Language and Literature Activities - Creative Expression - Counting and Number Experiences - Desirable Work Habits - Music - Reading - Nature Experiences and Social Science *Chart 3: What the School Expects of Your Child in Grades Four, Five and Six - Social Behavior - Music - Reading, Language and Literature Activities - Social Science - History - Science - Poetry *Chart 4: What the School Expects of Your Child in Grades Seven, Eight and Nine - Literature and Language Activities - Citizenship - Social Studies - Music * Excerpt from Preschool Curriculum of the Chicago Public Schools XVI. CLIMBING THE LADDER OF YEARS (by Martin L. Reymert, Ph.D.) * A Year-by-Year Guide to Your Child's Development -The Budding of Life: Your Child's First Year. - Your Child's Second Year of Life: 12 to 18 Months - Your Child's Second Year of Life: 18 to 24 Months - Your Child's Third Year - Your Child's Fourth Year - Your Child's Fifth Year - Your Child's Sixth Year - Your Child on His Sixth Birthday - Your Child's Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Years - Your Child's Years Nine Through Twelve - Twelve to Fourteen, the Early Adolescent Period XVII. CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN CHILDREN *Let Him Experiment With Materials *Your Attitude is Important *Ask Him to Tell You *Child's Creative Work is a Valuable Key to His Thinking *Unfoldment Record XVIII. GIVE YOUR CHILD CRAYON AND PAINT * Drawing and Language Ability Go Hand in Hand * The Two and Three Year-Old—Drawings of the Four Year-Old Begin to Take on Form * Drawings of Five Year-Old Express Individuality * Drawings Reveal Immaturity and Lack of Observation * Color Books Tend to Inhibit Creativity * Emotional Reactions * Reflected * Children Sensitive to Beauty Around Them XIX. HOLIDAYS BEGIN AT HOME XX. DRAMATIC PLAY *The Child Remembers Best What He Learns Dramatically *Parents Have the Privilege of Encouraging Dramatic Play at Home * Homemade Movies * Puppets and Marionettes * Shadow Plays * Selections in MY BOOK HOUSE for Encouraging Imitation and Dramatic Play in Your Child XXI. LET YOUR CHILD DISCOVER THE JOY OF MUSIC * Children Express Rhythm in Many Ways * Mother Finds Many Ways to Introduce Song in the Little Child's Day *Homemade Instruments * Music Can Play Important Part in Child's Life XXII. GOOD MANNERS XXIII. CHILDHOOD'S GOLDEN HOURS XXIV. CALENDAR OF EVENTS * For the Twelve Months of the Year with References to Appropriate Material Contained in MY BOOK HOUSE Plan XXV. WHAT LIES AHEAD? XXVI. OUR FAMILY RECORD XXVII. CHARACTER BUILDING INDEX