Description:Children and childhood in the early decades of the 20th century gained the attention of new professionals who were trained in psychology.
Child Guidance clinics were founded in the 1930s to treat mild behaviour and emotional problems in children. They employed clinical teams made up of the new professionals: a psychiatrist, a psychologist, and a psychiatric social worker. The clinics increasingly attracted middle class parents who were concerned about their children’s eating and sleeping disorders, nail biting, bed-wetting, phobias, and temper tantrums. They also looked for guidance on problems involving failure at school, running away, disobedience, and rebelliousness.