Alpert, by clinical illustrations, shows that the relation of teacher and child

is the core of therapeutic education. Emotionally disturbed children are encouraged to be dependent upon the teacher. Through their identification with her and through such techniques as guided regression, persistent stimulation, and regulation of new experiences, they are led to higher and healthier levels of functioning. Therapy and education are rather similar in the nursery. In a discussion of the paper, Millie Almy suggests that the technique of the therapeutic nursery be tested in ordinary nursery schools with children presenting less serious symptoms.