Describes the ways in which biological family, foster family, and social service agency successfully cooperated to provide a kidney transplant for a seriously ill adolescent boy. (RH)

Describes the Tulalip and Klallam Indian Tribal Centers in Washington State, where older tribespeople participate in a foster grandparent program teaching Indian folklore to preschool and junior high school age children. (Author/CM)

Discusses the benefits, recruitment and training possibilities, as well as teacher adjustments of involving the elderly as volunteers and regular participants in a school program. (BF/JH)

Some children who are exposed to cocaine prenatally or in infancy exhibit neurological and behavioral difficulties or developmental delays in preschool. The causes and treatment of aggression in one child in a preschool program who had been prenatally exposed to cocaine is described. (SM)

Notes that, as the composition of the American family has changed, children often have limited experiences with their grandparents or other older adults. Discusses ways to help young children eliminate stereotypical views associated with aging by learning to appreciate the diversity and vitality of older persons and becoming comfortable with the…