This guide offers school agencies and community-based organizations assistance in developing effective preparation for parenthood programs for teenagers. The contents of the guide represent the culmination of a nationwide program, Education for Parenthood (EFP), whose major purposes include: (1) providing teenagers with the opportunities to…

Formative and summative evaluations are presented for the Middle Road Traveler, a televised in-school parenting education series intended for junior high school students who are neither current nor expectant parents. Data collected contributed to the development of the pilot test--the principal evaluation activity. A total of 280 students were…

A study was conducted to analyze perceived real and ideal parenting style and perceived sex-role concept of rural fathers of children 2, 3, and 4 years of age; compare differences in perceived real and ideal parenting style of fathers by demographic factors such as age of fathers, age of child, sex-role concept, economic level, formal education,…

These materials for a classroom or individualized learning setting comprise a curriculum for parenting education for school-age parents. The student textbook covers these topics: pregnant teenager's self-image, questions, and concerns; reproductive cycle and fetal development; prenatal changes and care; preparation for labor and delivery;…