Following the birth of a handicapped child, both parent and grandparent experience similar feelings of consternation, shock, and grief. The grandparents' reaction is double, however, as they suffer not only for the newborn but for their own child's pain as well. This article focuses on dealing with grief and its stages, including numbness, denial,…

This issue of Loblolly, a magazine published by high school students, features interviews with women of Panola County, Texas who are grandmothers. The interviews are designed to facilitate an understanding of the role of women in the development of East Texas. Numerous reproductions of photographs appear throughout the volume--some are quite old,…

The articles in this journal, which is dedicated to the family support field, include such topics as: (1) creating links between family support and early childhood education programs; (2) the challenges facing grandparent caregivers; (3) the problems endemic in social services for infants, toddlers, and their families; (4) the use of the internet…

This issue of the "Journal of Children and Youth" focuses on problems with which parents and professionals will be dealing in the coming decade. What are the diverse needs of single parents, step-parents, and grandparents of which professionals should be aware? What is the role of parents in regard to television, sex education, public schools, and…

This thematic newsletter issue describes programs supporting family members of children with mental, emotional, and behavioral disabilities, as well as the perspectives of family members regarding daily life with these children. The importance of fathers' involvement with a child with special needs and support systems and services that are geared…

This newsletter issue focuses on strategies for program workers to help enhance family support. The newsletter includes the following articles: (1) "'But What Should I Way?': Five Principles To Help Families Deal with Television"; (2) "Shaping the Future--How to Build Partnerships with Local Community Foundations"; (3)…

This issue of the Canadian journal "Transitions" in both English and French versions, examines the role of grandparents in the family, with a specific focus on activities, trends, and research in Canada. The six feature articles are: (1) "Native Elders Can Help Mend Family Circle" (Dianne Meili), which discusses the role of…

This bulletin explores the social, economic, and demographic trends that have contributed to the changing structure of the American family. Sections of the document discuss: (1) definitions of household and family; (2) types of families, including married couples with and without children and single-parent families; (3) living arrangements of…

This document, comprised of six bimonthly issues of a newsletter, focuses on home schooling and providing parents in the United States and other nations with ideas, activities, research summaries, and resources to teach their children at home. Each issue contains short news items and reports on home schooling, letters from parents, information on…