ERIC Number: ED131921
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-May-15
Pages: 10
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The Young Child in Focus.
Katz, Lilian G.
The question of what children need for optimal development is discussed. The "principle of optimum effects" is seen as fundamental: good for children is only good for them in the "right" of optimum proportions. Seven propositions about the needs of children are advanced: (1) The young child has to have a deep sense of safety; (2) every child has to have adequate--not excessive--self esteem; (3) every child has to feel or experience his/her life as worth living, reasonably satisfying, interesting and authentic; (4) young children need adults or older children who help them make sense of their own experiences; (5) young children have to have adults who accept the authority that is theirs by virtue of their greater experience, knowledge and wisdom; (6) young children need optimum association with adults and older children who exemplify the personal qualities we want them to acquire; (7) children need relationships or experiences with adults who are willing to take a stand on what is worth doing, having, knowing and caring about. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Children, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Relationship, Observational Learning, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Responsibility, Parent Role, Psychological Needs, Security, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Social Development, Values
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