Part of a larger study of parents' practices regarding children's health, this report focuses on the relationship of such practices to parents' beliefs and knowledge about children's health. The study described factors influencing child health practices and sources of child health information used and preferred by parents. Also examined was the…

This series of lessons aims to answer questions new and prospective parents may have about parenting and their infant. Lesson 1 discusses three stages of prenatal development, drug abuse during pregnancy, and the role of fathers. Lesson 2 points out the importance of mother's diet to the unborn child and the mother's need to dress for comfort…