The Office of Child Development and the Office of Education have established a joint Education for Parenthood program that has developed a formal curriculum in parenting which combines classroom instruction with actual work with children. (GB)

Argues that advances in research on child development and learning provide a base for improving the nurturance of all children. Topics discussed include the craft of parenting; parenting functions; the educational role of the family; preparation, education, and support for parenthood; and child development research and implications for…

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service presents parenthood education for adolescents through minicourses, correspondence courses, and a newsletter series. Teenage pregnancy has declined in 11 of the 13 counties in which the program operates. (SK)

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)

Describes personal parenting experiences with environmentally ethical decision making. Lists eight suggestions for dealing with dilemmas presented by the clash between environmental ideals and the reality of our environment. Provides an address for additional information. (MCO)

Teenage parenthood is a major societal concern requiring collaborative, professional interventions. Both independent and collaborative roles for counselor educators and school counselors are needed to address the many needs of teenage parents. Issues, problems, considerations, and roles are discussed. Author asserts counseling specialties can use…

Stresses the importance of parenthood education for school-age parents as well as their classmates. (PB)

Describes a school program designed to detect and prevent child abuse and neglect by training school staff members to recognize and report child abuse cases, and to teach future parents how to better understand themselves and children. (CS)

In 1968 the California Education Code section on physically handicapped minors was amended to include pregnant girls. This change was intended to give school districts the responsibility and the funds to develop special classes or schools for teenage pregmant girls. This special class makes it possible to provide more educational materials,…

An emerging secondary school curriculum focus is on the study of the people and places closest to students themselves--their own families and the communities in which they live. These studies are popular because they start with the lives of students; help define students' self-concepts; focus student attention on areas for effective social action;…

The author presents a role-playing exercise in which students must examine their motivation for parenthood. (Author)

The work group's discussion centers on seven factors affecting disabled adolescents' social development. Each of the following factors is addressed in terms of potentially important research, service, and policy initiatives: self esteem, peer groups, parenting, family, services, enforced dependency, and positive sexual socialization. (CL)

Describes research which indicates that children delivered via the Leboyer method have been observed to possess higher development quotients, walk earlier, and have less difficulty during the first month of life. The Leboyer theory of tactile stimulation of children by mothers is also discussed. (SL)

Describes a program that involves sixth graders in child care skills and a knowledge of child development. (GB)