This document contains materials necessary for setting up a McGruff House Program in a neighborhood community. A McGruff House is described as a temporary haven for children who find themselves in emergency or frightening situations such as being bullied, followed, or hurt while walking in a neighborhood. It is noted that persons who volunteer…

Uses the authors' experiences in Texas to suggest some strategies that teachers and parents can use to affect the state legislative process. (MP)

A child's experience with death is really made up of three components: the direct or indirect exposure to a death, the child's perceptions and reactions toward death, and the intervention of a mediating agent (relative, friend, teacher, counselor, the author of a book or poem, or the creator of a movie or television program). The helpfulness or…

Presents recommendations for parents and educators who want to affect state policies and legislation for children. (MP)

Discusses how practitioners and external groups can help promote child-centered care for infants and young children. (CI)

Suggests some ways in which parents can use their power to affect school policy. (MP)

Discusses the cognitive processes and emotional needs that influence developmental changes related to fears and suggests some techniques which adults may use to help children cope with their fears. (Author/MP)

This booklet, designed as a convenient guide for young baby-sitters, covers the essentials of providing good child care and establishing a good relationship with parents. There are brief discussions on dealing with parents and the sitter's limits within the home; other sections provide a guide to: (1) getting along with and protecting the…

This is one of a series of eight Teacher Education Modules developed by Adams State College Teacher Corps Program. The dual purpose of these modules is stated as follows: trying to understand children and their needs and becoming familiar with and developing criteria for evaluating children's literature. The objectives of the modules, which are…

A four week course in television programming and production for very young children was attended by 13 representatives from ten countries in the Asian-Pacific area. The first part of the course was devoted to presentations by the participants describing the television programs in their countries and the presentation and discussion of about 80…

Developed with the intention of helping children learn about themselves, this booklet presents the objectives, activities, and children's films used by five public school participants in one component of the Special Arts Project. Each film was chosen both to dramatize realistically the source and effect of one specific feeling (positive or…

This booklet describes the two main kinds of day care services, private homes and day care centers, tells how and where to find out about them. It offers some general advice on what to look for in selecting a day care facility and gives some practical information about what to do if there are no adequate day care facilities available in a…

This book is a product of a research effort to identify exemplary elementary school guidance and counseling programs and practices across the United States. It consists of program descriptions from 134 programs in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Section 1 gives the background of how programs were identified and selected.…

This guide was written to provide a practical tool for school, community, family, business, and industry groups to use in planning, developing, and managing service networks to the meet the health, social, and educational needs of children at risk of school failure. This guide contains program models, elements of successful programs, and…

This booklet was developed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to acquaint adults with products which research has shown to be hazardous to children. The booklet includes discussions of bicycles, toys, playground equipment, flammable fabrics, poisons, swimming pools, fireworks, and household products. Each discussion includes a…