The problem of teaching the concepts of parenting to 8-12 year old students was approached through the use of ethology, a science which is both familiar and appealing to them. The course conveyed the concepts of parenting to children at a much earlier age than had been done before. (Author/NQ)

Three measures (Demographic Data, Support System Questionnaires, Michigan Screening Profile of Parenting) compared 28 teen parents (mothers) in a special school program with 27 nonprogram teen parents. Program participants showed more independence; less isolation; more interest in activities, education and work; more realistic expectations of…

Advocates development of resource rooms in secondary schools to serve the health and social service needs of pregnant teenagers. Segregating the pregnant adolescent and young mother from the regular school program is costly for the taxpayer and fails to meet the curriculum needs of these students. (Author/LC)