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Cress, Joseph; Lonning, Elizabeth; Berlowe, Burt – 2001
Based on the view that as parents and families explore the meaning of peace, they can create safe and harmonious homes in which all members can grow to the fullest and begin to combat violent tendencies in the larger culture, peaceful parenting evolved as a way to help parents become familiar with basic skills and to use them within their own…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
Peer reviewedBacke-Hansen, Elisabeth; Ogden, Terje – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1996
Discusses sex differences as they appear from a resource-oriented as opposed to a problem-oriented perspective. A study examined a sample of 10- and 13-year olds, collecting data from the children, their parents, and teachers in questionnaire form. Results portrayed girls as competence "winners," while boys became more visible than girls…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedWaters, Jan V.; And Others – Young Children, 1997
Examines the use of role play for early childhood teachers so that they may better understand children's emotions and behavior, better understand teachers' emotions and behavior, sort out and respond to children's needs, and discover new strategies for dealing with problem situations and challenging children. Offers advice for using role play with…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Childhood Needs, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedGartrell, Dan – Young Children, 1995
Discusses the advantages of using developmentally appropriate guidance as a method of classroom management. Contrasts this method with traditional classroom discipline and clarifies the distinction between misbehavior and mistaken behavior. Analyzes the three levels of mistaken behavior and suggests that adults who approach children as individuals…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedDeater-Deckard, Kirby – Child Development, 2000
Examined environmental and gene-environment processes linking parenting (affect, control, responsiveness) and preschoolers' behavioral adjustment difficulties (noncompliance, conduct problems). Found that estimates of shared environmental variance and mediation were greatest for observational data, and estimates of child genetic variance and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Compliance (Psychology)
Peer reviewedLyons-Ruth, Karlen – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Reviews recent attachment-related studies of early aggression. Longitudinal attachment studies indicate that risk factors identified in cross-sectional studies of aggressive school-age children, such as family adversity, parental hostility, parental depression, and child cognitive deficits, are already evident in infancy and predictive of later…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Aggression, Attachment Behavior, Behavior
Direct linkCrnic, Keith A.; Gaze, Catherine; Hoffman, Casey – Infant and Child Development, 2005
Despite increasing interest in the effects of parenting stress on children and families, many questions remain regarding the nature of parenting stress and the mechanism through which stress exerts its influence across time. In this study, cumulative parenting stress was assessed across the preschool period in a sample of 125 typically developing…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Mothers, Well Being, Child Rearing
Kimonis, Eva R.; Frick, Paul J.; Boris, Neil W.; Smyke, Anna T.; Cornell, Amy H.; Farrell, Jamie M.; Zeanah, Charles H. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2006
A behaviorally-uninhibited temperament, callous-unemotional (CU) features, and harsh parenting have been associated with specific patterns of aggressive behavior in older children and adolescents. We tested the additive and interactive effects of these factors in predicting different types of aggressive behavior in a high-risk preschool sample.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Disadvantaged Youth, Child Rearing, Preschool Children
Download full textStanley, Peter; Stanley, Lesley – Kairaranga, 2005
Responding to serious behaviour problems requires new practice answers and emphases. Best practice principles and a developmental perspective indicate that the family should be the focus of preventative work. The Incredible Years parent training series is described as an important example of an empirically-supported programme that is presently…
Descriptors: Prevention, Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Early Intervention
Simons, Leslie Gordon; Chen, Yi-Fu; Simons, Ronald L.; Brody, Gene; Cutrona, Carolyn – Journal of Family Issues, 2006
This article uses a sample of 867 African American households to investigate differences in parenting practices and child outcomes by type of household. Results indicate that mothers provide similar levels of parenting regardless of family structure. Secondary caregivers, however, show a great deal of variation in quality of parenting. Fathers and…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Rearing, Behavior Problems, Parenting Styles
Lecavalier, Luc; Aman, Michael G.; Hammer, David; Stoica, Wendy; Mathews, Gregory L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
The Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form (NCBRF) is a behavior rating scale designed for children and adolescents with mental retardation. The purpose of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of the NCBRF in a sample of 330 children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Parent and teacher ratings were independently…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Construct Validity, Child Behavior, Children
Forgatch, Marion S.; DeGarmo, David S.; Beldavs, Zintars G. – Behavior Therapy, 2005
This article evaluates the efficacy of the Oregon model of Parent Management Training (PMTO) in the stepfamily context. Sixty-seven of 110 participants in the Marriage and Parenting in Stepfamilies (MAPS) program received a PMTO-based intervention. Participants in the randomly assigned experimental group displayed a large effect in benefits to…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Intervention, Structural Equation Models, Family (Sociological Unit)
Brook, David W.; Morojele, Neo K.; Zhang, Chenshu; Brook, Judith S. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2006
This study tested a developmental model of pathways to risky sexual behavior among South African adolescents. Participants comprised 633 adolescents, 12-17 years old, recruited from households in Durban, South Africa. Data were collected using in-person interviews. Topics included adolescents' sexual behaviors, household poverty levels, vulnerable…
Descriptors: Intervention, Poverty, Structural Equation Models, Parent Child Relationship
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Canter, Andrea S., Ed.; Paige, Leslie Z., Ed.; Roth, Mark D., Ed.; Romero, Ivonne, Ed.; Carroll, Servio A., Ed. – National Association of School Psychologists, 2004
This document builds on the success of earlier editions. It includes a number of substantially revised handouts updated from the previous editions, plus many new topics that reflect the challenges parents and educators face in the 21st century. Many handouts for families are also provided in Spanish. This document is a comprehensive resource for…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Family Life, Academic Achievement, Curriculum
