Dr. William C. Crain, professor of psychology at The City University of New York, and author of Reclaiming Childhood: Letting Children Be Children in Our Achievement-Oriented Society is presenting "Doing What Comes Naturally: Learning and Your Young Child."
Crain is interested in the need for free play in natural settings and helped with the film When Learning Comes Naturally.
From 1988 to 1997 Crain was a member of the Teaneck Board of Education. Currently he is the senior editor of Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice.
This presentation is part of the YJCC's David Rukin Early Childhood Center Speaker Series through the Josh Herman Endowment for Early Childhood Enrichment.
