Aiiku Research Institute

…It is an organization that aims to promote the health and welfare of children and mothers, and its predecessor was the Imperial Gift Foundation Aiikukai, which was established in 1934 with a grant from the Emperor to commemorate the birth of the Crown Prince. In 1963, the Aiiku Institute was established as a comprehensive research institute, and the Aiiku Hospital, Aiiku Kindergarten, and Aiiku Special Needs School were established as auxiliary research facilities. Since its founding, it has also designated "Aiiku Villages" in farming, mountain, and fishing villages, and developed Aiiku Group activities through the volunteer work of women who take care of both the physical and mental health and welfare of mothers and children, and has played a major role in spreading the idea of ​​child-rearing. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Aiiku Research Institute" is listed below.

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…児童と母性の保健･福祉の増進をねらいとする団体で，1934年皇太子誕生を記念する御下賜金をもとに設立された恩賜財団愛育会がその前身である。38年には総合的調査研究機関として愛育研究所を設立，さらに研究のための付属施設として愛育病院，愛育幼稚園，愛育養護学校などを設けている。また創立以来，農山漁村を対象に〈愛育村〉を指定し，母子の健康と福祉に関する心身両面の世話をする婦人の奉仕による愛育班活動を展開し，育児思想の普及にも大きな役割を果たしてきた。…

※「愛育研究所」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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