After outlining the problems that are besetting the family, the author lists the objectives of a program for educating students to be parents. (IRT)

In the Education for Parenting program, K-eight students acquire knowledge through direct monthly observations of one parent and one baby in their classroom. In a loving atmosphere, students apply basic academic skills while observing, predicting outcomes, and pondering the probable effects of the parent's actions on the child's development. (MLH)

Summarizes main discussion topics at the recent annual meeting of the National Association of Elementary School Principals held in New Orleans. Participants discussed school readiness, parenthood education, minority achievement, whole-language instruction, and multiculturalism. The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's New…

Lists criteria for selecting instructional materials concerning young children, and describes nine media packages. (Author/SB)

Education for parenthood has long been a neglected area of school curricula despite a professed belief in such education. This paper suggests the current level of priority for education for parenthood and the reasons for this level of priority. (CB)

The California Legislature asked the State Department of Education to identify good school programs in the areas of self-concept, interpersonal skills, and parenting. This report describes various ways schools have improved programs and extracts factors or elements common to all the improvement efforts. Reports of visits to 12 exemplary programs…

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.…

This report contains information on the activities undertaken by the Parenting Education Committee. Background information is first provided together with the history of this committee whose purpose was to study parenting education statewide and to identify suitable areas for a curriculum as well as available resources. Results follow of a study…

Reports responses from Home Economics Family Life teachers (N=436) on the importance of teaching emerging concepts in family life education and on their qualifications to teach the new concepts. Found that traditional concepts were reported to be significantly more important to teach than were emerging concepts. (Author/ABB)

Decrying dependence on "helping professionals," the author maintains that people absolved of responsibilities for their actions are willing to give up their independence. Prevalent psychological approaches to parenting and to treating students' behavioral and academic problems are criticized, and the common-sense solution of holding students and…

Identifies four foundational components of children's moral development and four central aspects of moral functioning. Examines the parenting roots of each of these psychological characteristics and discusses five core parenting processes that are related to them. Considers the implications for teaching parents to influence positively children's…

A nationwide program to provide teenagers with opportunities to develop more positive attitudes about children and parenting, to improve self-awareness and self-understanding, and to increase knowledge and skills related to child care and development formed the basis for a survey compiled by voluntary organizations serving teenagers. Nonrandomized…

Descriptions are provided of the six parenthood education and child development programs selected as outstanding by the American Vocational Association and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. These programs identified as models for adoption or adaptation nationwide are Akron Family Life Education, Akron, Ohio; Teenage Parenting Curriculum Units,…

Adolescent pregnancy is a problem of many dimensions. Young mothers have a greater probability of health problems during pregnancy than women of any other age group except those over age 40. Pregnancy is also the greatest single reason why females drop out of school. Federal legislation provides funds for the establishment of networks of…

Part of an effort to develop a state plan to prevent child abuse and neglect, this report provides a summary of recommendations and supporting rationale for parenthood education in Kansas. Brief reports of committees on (1) curriculum development in elementary and secondary school, (2) teacher preparation in colleges and universities, (3)…