Ways to good habits.

TWO BOYS HELP EACH OTHER DEVELOP GOOD HABITS, ONE IN SOFTBALL, OTHER IN PERSONALITY. STEPS IN HABIT FORMATION ARE EXPLAINED AS IDENTIFYING PROBLEM, GETTING HELP FROM OTHERS, STARTING PROMPtLY TO PRACTICE HABIT, NOT SLIPPING BACK.Produced by Coronet Films. Educational collaborator: William E. Young, Ph. D., Divisional Director, the University of the State of New York. Synopsis: This film is designed to show children the place and role of habits in human living. It explains the simple principles of habit formation, and shows how habits can be re-assessed and revised and how good new habits can be developed. It is a story of two boys and how each one develops a new, good habit. Jerry is a friendly youngster who can't bat well. Bob is a shy boy who doesn't make friends easily, but he is an excellent baseball player and par- ticularly good at batting. Jerry solicits Bob's help in learning how to bat and Bob learns from Jerry how to be more courteous and friendly. The film stresses that youngsters should build good habits and to do this, they should first decide what habit they want to build, then get some- one who knows to help them. , WAYS TO GOOD HABITS. Coronet, c1949. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. Summary: Illustrates that recognition of bad habits and continued effort to correct them is necessary in building good habits. Credits: Educational collaborator, William E. Young. © David A. Smart; 15Feb49; MP4235.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.