Children Growing; 1; Baby's First Weeks

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Series
Children Growing
Episode Number
1
Episode
Baby's First Weeks
Producing Organization
WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
Contributing Organization
Thirteen WNET (New York, New York)
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/75-23612mv2
NOLA Code
CDGG
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Description
Episode Description
Dr. Maria Piers and Miss Lee Wilcox discuss the world beyond the crib and how the newborn baby learns about it from his mother and other adults. They also discuss the importance of the father and answer a number of questions. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
In this series of 39 half-hour episodes, Dr. Maria Piers explains and discusses highlights of normal child development. The episodess interest everyone concerned with growing children; she is sometimes accompanied by Miss Lee Wilcox. Children's struggles as they grow physically, mentally and emotionally are sometime funny, bewildering, and occasionally painful. With understanding of their behavior, parents can help them more easily and spare themselves some of the main worries of parenthood. Mrs. Maria Piers, Ph.D., Child Care Program and a member of the Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago is a member of the faculty of the Illinois School of Social Service and the Chicago Medical School. Miss Lee Wilcox is associate director of radio and television at the University of Chicago. Her background includes five years on the New York stage, radio and television. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Description
Dr. Maria Piers and Miss lee Wilcox discuss the world beyond the crib and how the newborn baby learns about it from his mother and other adults. They also discuss the importance of the father and answer a number of questions.
Broadcast Date
1958-10-05
Asset type
Episode
Topics
Education
Parenting
Rights
Published Work: This work was offered for sale and/or rent in 1960.
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Host: Wilcox, Lee
Host: Piers, Maria
Producing Organization: WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Thirteen - New York Public Media (WNET)
Identifier: wnet_aacip_1879 (WNET Archive)
Format: 16mm film
Duration: 00:28:59?
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2311356-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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Citations
Chicago: “Children Growing; 1; Baby's First Weeks,” 1958-10-05, Thirteen WNET, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 3, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-23612mv2.
MLA: “Children Growing; 1; Baby's First Weeks.” 1958-10-05. Thirteen WNET, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 3, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-23612mv2>.
APA: Children Growing; 1; Baby's First Weeks. Boston, MA: Thirteen WNET, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-23612mv2