An essayistic study by the German physician Albert Moll on the sexual life of children and young people, translated from German. It examines the origin and development of sexual feelings and acts, their guidance and misdirection, and questions of upbringing and hygiene. It is worth listening to as a historical scientific treatment of the subject, presented with dignity and frankness.
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THE SEXUAL LIFE OF THE CHILD BY DR. ALBERT MOLL TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY DR. EDEN PAUL WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY EDWARD L. THORNDIKE PROFESSOR OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Printers mark. NEW YORK THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1919 All rights reserved Copyright, 1912, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up and electrotyped. Published June, 1912. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. INTRODUCTION Dr. Moll is a gifted physician of long experience whose work with those problems of medicine and hygiene which demand scientific acquaintance with human nature has made him well known to experts in these fields. In this book he has undertaken to describe the origin and development, in