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Rossi, Carol, Neal – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently conducting research and analyses to guide practitioners in making evidence-based program decisions. A meta-analysis of the current research literature on training programs for parents with children ages 0 to 7 years old was recently conducted by CDC behavioral scientists. This…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Parenting Skills, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Innes, Ruth S. – 1990
A licensed counselor working in a privately owned mental health facility implemented a practicum study designed to improve the parenting skills and quality of family communication in families with children between 3 and 14 years of age. Practicum goals were to: (1) give parents information that would improve their parenting skills; and (2)…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Communication Skills, Family Problems, Instructional Development
Winton, Mark A. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1990
Twenty-seven parents with sexually abused children evaluated the effectiveness of a parent support group. Results indicated significant decreases in some of the children's dysfunctional behaviors, increased parental perception of coping skills and confidence as parents, but no change in parents' stress levels. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Abuse, Coping, Parent Counseling
Owensboro Public Schools, KY. – 1987
In an attempt to deal with teenage pregnancy, the Owensboro, Kentucky, City School System operated the Teenage Parent Program, an inner-city program for pregnant teenagers from all schools in Daviess County. A "Coping Skills Project" was designed to enhance this program by improving parenting attitudes and skills, increasing career…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Coping, Early Parenthood, High Schools
Lee, Gary; Pinholster, Roger – 1987
With the aid of single parent grant money, the Highlands County (Florida) School Board surveyed the needs of adolescent single parents in three high schools and three middle schools. Dropout students also were contacted. Survey results identified the barriers to adolescent single parents obtaining marketable skills. The need for occupational…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Child Rearing, Dropout Programs