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Helping All Families Participate in School Life
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Bang, Yoo-Seon – Young Children, 2009
Family involvement is an essential factor in U.S. schools, especially in the education of young children. The parents' role is critical in early childhood education, because moving from home to school is a major transition for children and families. Research supports the benefits of family involvement for children's future academic achievement,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Young Children
Family Intervention Project: A Family Network Model for Serving Young Handicapped Children.
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Berger, Michael; Fowlkes, Mary Anne – Young Children, 1980
Descriptors: Coping, Family Counseling, Family Involvement, Family Programs
A Real Down Home School
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Todd, Mary Lou – Young Children, 1972
How a Head Start program expanded to become an early child development program'' which includes training for the parents in a Community Education Center.'' (SP)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Community Education, Community Programs, Early Childhood Education
Head Start--Part of a Multi-Pronged Anti-Poverty Effort for Children and Their Families...Before the Beginning: A Participant's View.
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Greenberg, Polly – Young Children, 1990
Describes the beginnings of Head Start in detail. Discusses Head Start's record in providing health care for low-income children. Compares early Head Start with the program of recent years. Discusses ways in which Head Start emphasizes children's health and helps Head Start parents and family members. (BG)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Family Programs
Preschool in Prison
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Taylor, Helen L. (Sally); Durr, Barbara M. – Young Children, 1977
This paper describes a Family Education Center in a prison setting. A children's activity center in the prison visiting area serves as a focus for adult education (emphasizing the concerns of families) and provides a child care service. (BD)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Family Involvement
Growing with EASE: Eating, Activity, and Self-Esteem
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Huettig, Carol; Rich, Shannon; Engelbrecht, Jo Ann; Sanborn, Charlotte; Essery, Eve; DiMarco, Nancy; Velez, Luisa; Levy, Luba – Young Children, 2006
A diverse group of professionals associated with Texas Woman's University's Institute for Women's Health, working collaboratively with school administrators, teachers, family support teams, and family members, developed Growing with EASE: Eating, Activity, and Self-Esteem, a nutrition program for young children and their families. In tracking the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Stress Management, Physical Activities, Obesity