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For Scholars, p. 2

The paper below is for those who'd like to critically examine the behavioristic, independence training theory that has been influencing American infant-rearing for decades, and to compare and contrast it with the theory of optimum psychosocial development click on the title below. The paper begins with a chart and then goes on to the narrative.

M. McCarthy--Comparison chart & paper, 2 main child-rearing theories--January, '12.docx

To read a fascinating comparison of the child-rearing methods of two hunter-gatherer-gardener cultures and the characteristics and values of the adults they produced, with a discussion of the implications for modern American society and its child-rearing goals and methods, go to For Scholars, p.1

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