The family is both a biological and a cultural group. It is biologic in sense that it is the best arrangement for begetting childr...en and protecting them while they are dependent. It is a cultural group because it brings into intimate association persons of different age and sex who renew and reshape the folkways of the society into which they are born. The household serves as a "cultural workshop" for the transmission of old traditions and for the creation of new social values.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The child's personality is a product of slow gradual growth. His nervous system matures by stages and natural sequences. He sits b...efore he stands; he babbles before he talks; he fabricates before he tells the truth; he draws a circle before he draws a square; he is selfish before he is altruistic; he is dependent on others before he achieves dependence on self. All of his abilities, including his morals, are subject to laws of growth. The task of child care is not to force him into a predetermined pattern but to guide his growth.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »