Examined two recent studies of interviews with young children. Concludes that children are neither as hypersuggestible nor as resistant to suggestions about their own bodies as some defense attorneys and prosecutors claim and that children can provide highly detailed and accurate reports of events that transpired weeks or months ago. (MDM)

Describes Philadelphia's Court School program which is designed to help children alleviate some of the anxiety associated with testifying in court. The Philadelphia Court School has separate sessions for children and adolescents, both of which rely on role playing, as well as informational sessions for parents. (MDM)

Discusses several studies which have shown that children's testimony about genital touch is greatly affected by how they are questioned and that jurors consider child witnesses who testify via closed-circuit television to be less reliable than those who testify in person. (MDM)

The demands of the American justice system make testimony difficult for children, yet the presumption of innocence and the rights of the accused are so important that society is justified in asking even young children to endure the stress of the witness stand. (MDM)

Reviews publications and programs on issues such as meeting infant care needs, agriculture in the classroom, employers' involvement with child care, guidance for parents of sexually assaulted children, introduction to the criminal justice system, and the effects of sexual or physical abuse on children. (SO)