Judith Crawley

The Frustrating Fours and the Fascinating Fives

Judith Crawley

A study of the behavior of four and five year old children at home and at nursery school. At four the vacillation between infantile helplessness and vigorous self-assertion is seen, and at five the development of independence and the beginning of cooperation. Parents observe that, unpredictable as their behavior may be, it's fun to help in the development of the fours and the fives.

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence

Judith Crawley

Lorne Greene

An educational film from 1953 to encourage parents talk to their children about adolescence.

From Sociable Six to Noisy Nine

Judith Crawley

The film looks into the meaning of various forms of conduct in children from six to nine years and suggests ways in which parents may guide them through a challenging, often trying phase of development. In a family with three children we observe how the parents cope with often baffling situations

The Terrible Twos and the Trusting Threes

Judith Crawley

A study of child behavior at two and three years, showing what to expect and how parents can deal constructively with the problems they present. The film shows a group of active children in playground, nursery school and home, first at age two, and then at three. Destructiveness, tantrums, rivalry with younger children, and unreasonable fears are discussed.