Presents outline on children and stress to provide format by which counselors and educators can share information with parents either individually or in small or large groups. Five topics are addressed: stress in children; symptoms of stress in children; stressful situations for children; attitudes of parents that contribute to children's stress;…

Discusses a rationale for counselors at the junior high school and middle school levels to consider presenting training for the parents of children who are at the preadolescent or early adolescent stage of development. Describes actual experiences in developing and presenting such a program. (LLL)

Describes a number of parent education programs available through books, classes, and workshops. Review suggests no one best way has emerged as the best for conducting parent education groups, although all researchers report a successful parent-group experience. (JAC)

This article describes an Adlerian parent counseling group. Content material, the counselor's role, techniques for involving parents, and the use of evaluation instruments are presented. (Author)

Presents a model for a parent education program successfully implemented by a counseling intern as part of the total school guidance program. (Author)