Micky,
On .bind(), I'm afraid I'm in the same boat as you; total n00b, so I'm
afraid I can't offer much help there.
On the child selection, the selector that immediately comes to mind is
parent > child. I could be mistaken, but I don't think you'll be able to
use 'this', as it is a reference to the actual object. So, it'd be
something like so:
$("#myElementSelector > div.thumb").animate({ "height": "50px" }, "fast");
For more info, check the selectors info in the docs:
http://docs.jquery.com/Selectors
HTH
Matt
