Helping Children Develop Moral Values - 1953

Chicago, Illinois, 1953. Very good. Minor dust soiling, a little rust staining from previous paper clip on front cover.. A parenting education booklet focusing on how to instill desirable moral values in children: "We all want our children to be 'good'. How can we know and how can we help them to know what standards of conduct to follow?" (cover). Provides valuable insight into the vales and social morays of 1953. The subjects addressed include: the meaning of goodness, and what ethics are; meeting basic human needs; growing up ethically; the importance of love; the importance of training, limits, rewards and punishment; and helping children envision a world beyond school into adulthood. Note the many friendly illustrations for parents reading, making the job of raising moral children less daunting. Single vol. (8.5" by 5.5"), pp. 48, illus., stapled in original illus. wrps depicting a boy thinking about steaming a toy plane in a shop. Ownership markings on cover. This particular copy was owned by Ruth Emerson Zilk (1924-1998), a child development researcher who earned her BA and MA degrees from Cornell before teaching there and at Oregon State University. Loosely enclosed are two typewritten pages of notes from Zilk, providing a window into her point of view and training in childhood development.