Preschool Incidents: "And Then Ice Cream"

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1951

Creator: Vassar College Dept of Child Study

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Asks the question, "Should grown-ups take the responsibiity of seeing that a child's meals are well balance, or should the child's appetite determine his intake?" Shows children in a situation in which they must eat most of the main course before dessert, and in a situation where choice is left to them. The children show various reactions to these attitudes. The question is left open for audience discussion.