Emphasizes the need to provide supportive services to new parents. (BD)

This article discusses parent intervention programs for handicapped children including center-based, home-based, and group programs. The role of the mother as a person in her own right is also discussed and some general conclusions and recommendations are offered. (SB)

Suggests approaches for teachers to use during parent-teacher discussions that occur as a result of parents' or teachers' concern about young children's behavior. Provides a list of nine readings for further information. (RJC)

Describes the Brookline Early Education Project, a program designed for parents of preschool children. Operating as part of the public school system, the program offers home and center-based school, health, parent education and parent support programs to parents from time of their child's birth until the child's entry into kindergarten. (BD)