Beginning with Sigmund Freud, modern child development theories have changed the way that parents raise their children and the way that teachers teach those children. This video is an entertaining and enlightening view of the major child development theories, how the theories differ and how more than one approach can be beneficial. Historical footage and photos are combined with candid documentary footage from day care centers.

Originally released by Learning Zone Xpress, 2009. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 02, 2015. Video worksheet available under Additional Info Tag.

Sigmund Freud 1856-1939 (3:13); --Maria Montessori 1870-1952 (1:12); -- Arnold Gesell 1880-1961 (0:57); -- Lev Vygotsky 1896-1934 (1:04); -- Jean Piaget 1896-1980 (1:50); -- Rudolf Dreikurs 1897-1972 (1:06); -- Erik Erikson 1902-1994 (2:35); -- Abraham Maslow 1908-1970 (1:18); -- John Bowlby 1907-1990 (0:51); -- B. F. Skinner 1904-1990 (1:28); -- Benjamin Spock 1903-1998 (1:05); -- Lawrence Kohlberg 1927-1987 (1:11); -- T. Berry Brazelton Born 1919 (1:00); -- Diana Baumrind Born 1926 (1:00); -- Howard Gardner Born 1943 (2:03);.