The JUNIOR Life-Situations of Children Nine

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By ERNEST J. CHAVE

To control the child's environment and shape it to his best interests, that is, to turn it to the building of character, is Mr. Chave's purpose in this book.

The author has made a detailed study of a specific group of children of the middle childhood or Junior age-nine, ten, and eleven years. In this manner the observations and reactions of over six hundred and fifty children were obtained and used, subsequently, in this book. The technique is simple and could be used easily with any group. However, the data secured from this one unit may justifiably be generalized upon for the guidance of other groups.

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