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In this article the term of active inquiry attitudes means the attitudes inquiring actively and persistently. Fostering active inquiry attitudes in this meaning has been thought important in direction and help of inquiry of young children. But the studies laying a stress on it aren't finded in the past studies about direction and help of inquiry of young children. So it is needed to study about fostering active inquiry attitudes in infancy. In this article the study about it is made and the following are pointed out. 1) In early childhood spontaneity and independence is laid a stress on in Japan. So in case of thinking about the themes of inquiry in infancy we need to take notice of the self-themes in infancy. 2) Some examples of kinds of self-themes and some examples of finding of them in infancy have been given. In this article the examples are given, too. It is good for teachers to direct and to help young children after grasping these examples. 3) Before young children begin to inquire, teachers will generally need to encourage, support and to have sympathy with them. But teachers will need to dissolve their uneasiness about failure at first, if they have it. 4) After young children begin to inquire, teachers will need to help them like the following. At first teachers need to accept their requests for help with understanding that their requests for help are one means of them. Secondly teachers need to help low developed children of active inquiry attitudes laying a stress on grasping and accepting their paces. And teachers need to help high developed children of active inquiry attitudes laying a stress on suggesting and setting good examples.
