Homemaker as Citizen - Iowa Child Welfare Research Station

Abstract

<p>Of approximately one million children in Iowa one-tenth are constitutionally, mentally or physically defective and the remaining nine hundred thousand are the so-called "normal group". But, are any of this latter group really normal? If we use as our standards the best that Iowa can produce, is each child developing according to his maximum ability? Are special mental and physical defects being removed? What are the methods used to develop Iowa's children? How may we conserve the good qualities of each child and improve them?</p>