In Your Hands: The Parents' Guide Book

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