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Peer reviewedFedje, Cheryl G.; Holcombe, Melinda – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1986
A test on child development and parenting knowledge (with accompanying cassette) was developed and field tested with mildly mentally handicapped secondary students. (CL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Mild Mental Retardation, Parenthood Education
Instructor, 1981
Describes an elective infant-care course being offered to fifth- and sixth-grade boys from Collegiate School in New York City. (SJL)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elective Courses, Infants, Intermediate Grades
Scattergood, Sara Park – American School Board Journal, 1990
A nonprofit program, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, seeks to head off teen pregnancy by exposing elementary school students to the demands of child care. The program combines academic study of pregnancy, child development, and the skills required to be good parents, with monthly classroom visits by a parent and infant. (MLF)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Early Parenthood, Elementary Education, Parenthood Education
Dickerson, Martha Ufford; And Others – 1984
The volume is intended to help mentally retarded adults learn how to interact with infants and children in a caring and safe manner. The manual may be used by counselors or trainers in one-to-one or small group sessions. Each unit includes line drawings to illustrate proper techniques; the drawings have been designed for the trainees' use and are…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Rearing, Mental Retardation, Parenthood Education
Pollack, Andrew M. – Spectrum, 1987
Describes a program to reduce the dropout rate for pregnant and parenting teens at York Vocational-Technical School (Pennsylvania) for the second semester of 1985-86. One successful feature was a "caring class" providing information about pregnancy, childcare, nutrition, and other subjects. The program retained most of its enrollees. Includes 1…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood, Parenthood Education, Potential Dropouts
Download full textBakley, Sue – 1986
The manual, an outcome of Project IINTACT, a model demonstration project, is designed to help prepare retarded mothers for parenthood. Introductory material addresses specific child-rearing problems for this population and discusses techniques for successful communication with the retarded mother. Solutions are offered to 22 problems, including…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Mental Retardation, Mothers
Peer reviewedShoop, Linda Lee – Children Today, 1979
Describes a college child development course which included a "Living Lab" that provided opportunities for the students to observe and interact with 15 parents and their children. (SS)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, College Students, Higher Education
Interdepartmental Committee on Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting in Maryland, Baltimore. – 1985
This networking guide is intended to encourage public agencies and the private sector throughout Maryland to share information, concerns, and strategies with one another regarding teenage pregnancy and parenting. The first section, a summary of local-level activities regarding teenage pregnancy and parenting, emphasizes efforts undertaken in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Early Parenthood
Dougherty, Barbara; Lindner, A. Frances – 1989
Intended for staff who maintain teen pregnancy and parenting programs and for those just beginning such programs, the strategies, instrument, and resource list provided in this document were generated by 150 educators and community service providers who are experienced with similar programs. Section A provides the following lists: (1) barriers to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Parenthood Education, Pregnant Students
Scattergood, Sara; And Others – Momentum, 1986
Describes a program being taught in 14 East Coast independent schools and three Philadelphia public schools to teach school-aged children to be caring and competent in human and family relationships, by observing parent-child interactions and by participating in infant care. Highlights predicted outcomes of the Education for Parenting program.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life Education, Parent Child Relationship
Peer reviewedSmale, Michael – Journal of Reading, 1982
Describes an English class designed to help high school seniors learn more about reading and to provide them with a knowledge of children's literature so that they can someday lead their children to literacy. (AEA)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, English Instruction, High School Seniors, High Schools
Heward, William L.; Dardig, Jill C. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1978
This article presents some of the issues and strategies involved in planning, conducting, and evaluating in-service education programs for parents. (MM)
Descriptors: Inservice Education, Parent Education, Parent Participation, Parent Responsibility
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Dept. of Home Economics Education. – 1985
The fourth part of a parenthood education curriculum series, the Parent Education Workbook consists of a teachers guide (and 12 student lesson units not replicated in the guide) divided into two parts, the first part focusing on relationships and the second on child care. The units are intended for use by mainstreamed mentally disabled (MD) and…
Descriptors: Family Life Education, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Wilkerson, Sharen E., Ed. – 1985
This document is a guide for the establishment and maintenance of parent support groups. It is a result of a conference on building parent support groups sponsored by the Colorado State Department of Social Services which brought together professionals and parents. The suggested audiences are people interested in forming similar groups; non-profit…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Fund Raising
Sankale-Semeteys, Eva, Ed. – Educafrica: Bulletin of the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Africa, 1985
National conferences on population and development have recommended the integration of population issues into development planning by national governments. This book presents several ideas of practitioners in the field of population and family life education. Five articles in Part I focus on solutions to problems of introducing population…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Family Life Education, Family Planning
