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Graham, Anne; Fitzgerald, Robyn – Children & Society, 2011
This article argues the importance of ensuring initiatives aimed at improving children's social and emotional well-being are based on sound participatory principles. The discussion posits links between the recognition of children, dialogic approaches to participation, changing conceptualisations of children and childhood, and children's…
Descriptors: Children, Family Life, Well Being, Grief
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Dinkmeyer, Don, Jr.; Dinkmeyer, Don – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1977
The Children's Life-Style Guide, described in this article, provides structured examination of children's movements in life; the way they see themselves; and their ideas about getting along with peers and adults. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Counseling Services, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education
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Benedek, Richard S.; And Others – Family Coordinator, 1977
Michigan's Friend of the Court system performs various duties, including making recommendations regarding child custody, child support and visitation, and enforcing the court's orders with respect to these. The office is also in an excellent position to provide additional social services otherwise unavailable. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, County Programs, Court Litigation, Court Role
Cross, Terry L.; Earle, Kathleen; Solie, Holly Echo-Hawk; Manness, Kathryn – 2000
Reports show that mental health services for Indian children are inadequate, despite the fact that Indian children are known to have more serious mental health problems than all other ethnic groups in the United States. This monograph examines five American Indian childrens mental health projects funded by the Center for Mental Health Services…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Child Health, Children, Community Programs
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Holdahl, Shirley; Caspersen, Paul – Family Coordinator, 1977
Family change classes are designed to help children recognize the inevitability and normality of family changes and the feelings which occur as a result of such things as death, marital dissolution, separation, or residential mobility. Readings, role play, puppetry, discussion and other media are used extensively. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Programs
Goddard, H. Wallace; Miller, Brent C. – 1990
This paper discusses the Building Strong Families parenting program, which combines findings from recent attribution research with traditional ideas. Attribution is defined as the process by which people assign cause to behavior. The role of expectancy in attribution and the role of attribution in the relationship between parent and child are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attribution Theory, Child Rearing, Children
Utting, David, Ed. – 1996
These proceedings contain papers presented at a conference sponsored by the Family Policy Studies Centre in London, September, 1995, which brought together professionals to describe their parenting support or education projects which were part of the Department of Health's Parenting Initiative. Conference papers discussed the role of government in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Children, Community Programs