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| Nelson, Patricia Tanner | 1 |
| Riley, Dave | 1 |
| Riley, David A. | 1 |
| Stone, Margaret | 1 |
| Walker, Susan K. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedRiley, Dave; And Others – Family Relations, 1991
Evaluated an age-paced child-rearing newsletter provided to parents (n=297) of infants. Respondents rated the newsletter as more useful than other sources of child-rearing information, including physicians and nurses, relatives, and other printed materials. In 70 percent of households, two or more people read the newsletter. (ABL)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Infants, Instructional Effectiveness, Newsletters
Peer reviewedWalker, Susan K.; Riley, David A. – Family Relations, 2001
Examines the impact of mothers' involvement with their social networks upon their self-reported changes in behavior and attitudes due to parenting intervention, in this case monthly, age-paced parenting newsletters. Results show that discussing and sharing newsletters with others was associated with greater self-reported change. Individual use of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mothers, Newsletters, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedHughes, Robert, Jr.; And Others – Family Relations, 1994
Evaluated newsletter intervention for recently divorced mothers. Assigned 92 women to treatment and control groups with pre- and posttests given regarding the extent to which newsletter was used and changes in mothers' coping skills and psychological well-being. Results indicated that, although newsletter was well received, it did not result in…
Descriptors: Coping, Crisis Intervention, Divorce, Mothers
Peer reviewedCudaback, Dorothea; And Others – Family Relations, 1985
Explores effectiveness of age-paced parent education newsletters to help new parents make a successful transition to parenthood. The majority of recipients reported newsletters promoted their self-confidence as parents, improved their knowledge of child development, and increased their ability as effective, nurturing parents. (NRB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Information Sources, Newsletters, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedBogenschneider, Karen; Stone, Margaret – Family Relations, 1997
Examines the effectiveness of parent education newsletters among 726 White parents of 9th to 12th graders. Results show that parents who read all of the newsletters reported closer monitoring, higher responsiveness, and more parent/teen discussions when compared to a control group. Newsletters helped parents who faced single or multiple risks.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High Schools, Newsletters, Parent Child Relationship
Peer reviewedNelson, Patricia Tanner – Family Relations, 1986
Suggests that newsletters can be an effective method of education and support for some single parents. In questionnaires and telephone interviews completed with 27 percent of the readers who received "Solo Parenting" for one year, respondents reported attitude and behavior changes without the benefit of face-to-face meetings. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Information Dissemination, Information Sources, Newsletters
