A report on how UNICEF is helping educate girls in undeveloped countries to become better mothers. (GB)

Article gives an account of a successful high school child development laboratory program in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (GB)

A nursery school located within Lakes High School in Tacoma (Washington) provides an opportunity for teenagers to teach and play with young children and prepare for their own future family roles. Volunteer parents also participate. (Author/WD)

Reviews objectives and initial results of (1) an outreach education program for pregnant teenagers, and (2) a program for other teenagers aimed at responsible decision making and prevention of unwanted sexual activity. (Author/DB)

The model program described was designed to provide teenage mothers with knowledge and skills needed to successfully cope with caring for their infants. (JD)

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

Examined effects of parenting courses (Parent Effectiveness Training or Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) on family relationships in 31 married couples. Found courses were generally seen as beneficial; revealed no perceived differences in the two courses. (Author/ABL)

Both males and females need adequate preparation for shared child rearing and homemaking responsibilities. Vocational education can contribute by placing greater emphasis on family life education as it relates to worker attitudes, attendance patterns, and job satisfaction. (SK)

Understanding of adolescent child-bearing and efforts to ameliorate attendant problems are diminished by unexamined, emotionally charged beliefs regarding race, poverty, gender. Adolescent birth rates that declined from 1970s to 1980s were sharper for African Americans. However, sexually active adolescents in comparison countries have fewer…

Identifies need for more research, education, and services for males about adolescent pregnancy and parenthood to augment their social and familial learning experiences. Makes case for more participation by schools in achieving better balance between males and females in preparing for parenthood or prevention of pregnancy. Describes…

Strategies used by projects that integrated parenting concepts into nutrition education included (1) focusing parenting content on nutrition project outcomes; (2) using learner-centered strategies; and (3) modeling desirable parent-child interactions. (Contains 17 references.) (JOW)

Contrary to past thinking, at birth, infants are capable of exploring their environment and interacting with other humans. They become aware of and learn about their world by observing, exploring, playing, and interacting with their caregivers. Motor skills play a major role in this process, which is achieved by allowing infants to move around,…

Using a dictionary format, this book addresses many of the issues faced by parents. Following an introduction that defines "perfect parenting" and lists nine "perfect parenting keys," topics are arranged alphabetically. Under each topic, a situation is stated, thoughts about the situation are offered, and solutions are suggested. Topics include…

Comments are offered by numerous home economics teachers in reaction to the January issue presentation of an overview of a new Federal priority program, Education for Parenthood, and an interview with W. Stanley Kruger. (Author)

Approximately 700 teenagers in Nassau County, New York become mothers every year. Most of these young mothers fail to finish high school, thereby embarking on marginal, nonproductive lives characterized by low earning power, long-term welfare dependency, more unplanned-for babies, and high-risk infants. In 1982 the Board of Cooperative Educational…