Answering the child's 'why'

United States, 1951

Film
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This film brings to light important aspects of the period when the child begins to ask questions. Our answers to their questions go far toward shaping their development as participants in our democratic society. How we answer these questions, therefore, is of vital importance. The film dramatizes true-to-life situations in which youngsters meet with positive or negative attitudes toward their questions and suggests the resulting effects on their personalities.

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Credits

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:14:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000445

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Ephemeral films

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Moral development in children

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Attitude change in children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Moral development in children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Personality development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Attitude (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental hygiene

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental hygiene - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Moral development in children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Personality development

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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