ERIC Number: ED282670
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 249
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Looking at Life. An Education Program for Parents in Four Modules.
Research Assessment Management, Inc., Silver Spring, MD.
Consisting of four modules of three sessions each, this Head Start parenting education curriculum offers parents opportunities to look at their lives from new angles and to share ideas and support with other parents. The first module focuses on daily life and ways to improve it. Parents try out various exercises and relaxation techniques, explore their attitudes toward food and money, and look at ways to manage their time more efficiently. The second module promotes parents' confidence in their roles as prime educators of their children. By looking at children's play, parents consider how to promote and support their children's development and prepare them for the challenges of school. The third module gives parents opportunities to examine family life today, to value their own family, and to gain group support for strengthening their family. The fourth module offers parents a view of their present situation in terms of (1) the perspective of the individual life span, (2) the influence of one generation on the next, and (3) the history of each parent's race and ethnic group in America. Parents are helped to clarify their values about sexuality, relationships between men and women, and ethnic identity, and to discuss ways to transmit their values to their children. (RH)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Parents
Language: English
Sponsor: Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau.
Authoring Institution: Research Assessment Management, Inc., Silver Spring, MD.
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