The National PTA contends that education for parenthood should be incorporated into a program of comprehensive school health education and not be left to chance. (MM)

Outlines the major needs of parents which can be met by educational television and examines the support services needed to gain the full potential of television in this context. (BD)

The "Everyone Needs a Parent" curriculum provides a new way of getting in touch with parenting by helping people to regain old skills and develop new ones. (MM)

Briefly describes some sources of parenting information that may be useful to parents, educators, and human service personnel. (CM)

Assesses possible correlates of attendance at a time-limited parenting program for adolescent and young adult parents (N=161). Results revealed these positive predictors: receipt of aid to families with dependent children; endorsing goals of meeting other parents and learning how to relax; and number of children. Implications for practice are…

It is apparent that the family, and the parents in particular, are powerful influences on the child's learning, even before the child reaches school. The home is the place where children learn first, and the extent to which they learn later in life is determined greatly by what goes on at home. The Affective Education Program, a Title I funded…

Using past experience, describes important issues in working with adolescent parents. Discusses why teenage parenthood is a vital social concern, who is at risk, what methods promote competent parenting among adolescents, how can parental competence be promoted among youth, and what issues require further attention from researchers and…

SAFEchild is a non-profit community service agency providing parenting information, education, and support to parents, children, and the community in the prevention of child abuse and neglect. This evaluation provides information to SAFEchild on the impact of the Nurturing Program on past participants. Staff were interested in determining…

Graduates of the University of Florida's early childhood training program for parent education specialists are finding positions in hospitals and children's development service programs and are involved with research projects working with families. (Editor)

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

This booklet, which contains the papers, provides a variety of alternative points of view concerning the implementation of parent education in public schools. The first paper outlines a conceptual framework useful for differentiating between types and levels of educational change involving parents. The second suggests potential methods for…

This article presents some of the issues and strategies involved in planning, conducting, and evaluating in-service education programs for parents. (MM)

This article presents a program to meet educational and other needs of pregnant adolescents and adolescent mothers. The program includes a regular curriculum, a health unit, social services, and a child/day care unit. (Author/DB)

This paper presents a survey of consumer needs for various types of parent education curriculum materials. The paper suggests that needs assessment should be an important part of any curriculum development process. The survey addressed four questions: (1) current sources of information about children, (2) desirable content for new materials, (3)…

Describes a successful Jefferson County, Georgia, pilot program for teenage parents. The program for male and female high school students includes a counseling component and curriculum focus on prenatal-postnatal care, child care and development, and health services. (JT)