Answering The Child’s Why.

Contrasts the various parental attitudes toward children's questions, and shows the effects on a child's personality of interest and concern about his questions, or a negative, rejecting attitude on the part of parents. Demonstrates typical reactions to children's questions about death, birth, illness, and policeman on the corner., Encyclopaedia Britannica 1951 Sound 13 Minutes Personality Development Series. Collaborator: Lawrence K. Frank. Synopsis: Brings to light the important aspects of the period when the child begins to ask questions. The film dramatizes true-to-life situations in which youngsters meet the positive or negative attitudes toward questions, and suggests the resulting effects on their personalities. A little girl is shown in various situations as she learns about life and the world around her by asking questions of her father and mother. Other episodes are shown in which children's questions are answered in various ways. In closing, the film emphasizes that by answering the child's whys we help him to under- stand our way of life and to develop as a personality who can live in the world around him. Suggested Audiences: Colleges and other adult groups. Television Information: Has been cleared for television but authorization and rental rates must be obtained from Associated Program Services, 161 West 46th Street, New York 19, New York.