Advice for mothers on child care during the first year of life. Observes several mothers and babies and gives guidance on such subjects as bathing, breast and bottle feeding, teething, potting, sickness after meals, the “three month colic”, immunization, and hazards in the home. Raises, without trying to resolve, the problem of the psychological impact of a new arrival on older children.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010759
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Child care
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child care
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child rearing
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sibling rivalry
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Breast feeding
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Immunization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)