The manual, an outcome of Project IINTACT, a model demonstration project, is designed to help prepare retarded mothers for parenthood. Introductory material addresses specific child-rearing problems for this population and discusses techniques for successful communication with the retarded mother. Solutions are offered to 22 problems, including…

Notes the lack of interest that youth have in "parenting". Discusses the conflict between developmental crises among youth and their parents. Fidelity, or loyalty to values, was suggested as the basis on which a concern for parenting could be stimulated among youth. Also suggests the strategic importance of modeling parenting for youth.…

Describes a course on the realities of parenthood and child care at Northeast High School, St. Petersburg, Florida, with each student using an egg to simulate an infant. The author observes student attitudes toward parenthood before and after the project. (MF)

Urbana (Illinois) High School has had a class for pregnant students for several years, taken for physical education credit. This year the program was expanded to include postpartum as well as antepartum students, a unit on nutrition, and community health and social services. (MF)

This guide to rearing African American boys offers simple and effective strategies for problem-solving, improving communication, and instilling a positive racial identity. The book draws on strong African American family values and cultural and spiritual strengths. The chapters are: (1) "You Must Act As If It Is Impossible To Fail: Challenges…

A national movement seeks to strengthen family life by encouraging the schools to educate students for good parenthood. (Editor)

A report on social change and improved care for the unmarried adolescent mother, affected in large part by the Consortium on Early Childbearing and Childrearing. (GB)

Perceived needs for educational and social services on the part of teenaged parents and service suppliers differ to some extent. (JD)

Describes a college child development course which included a "Living Lab" that provided opportunities for the students to observe and interact with 15 parents and their children. (SS)

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…

The Oregon Parenthood Education Curriculum Model is based on the use of practical reasoning to solve the problems of the family. Students are taught to examine the underlying issues and implications for themselves and society in the problem-solving process. (SK)

Parenthood education should provide teenagers with a foundation upon which to make decisions regarding parenthood, and the knowledge and skills to perform parental responsibilities effectively. This paper addresses major components that need to be included in a teenage-parent program within the home economics curriculum. (Author)

In rural Auglaize County, Ohio, adolescent mothers receive home visits in which their parenting needs are assessed, an individualized curriculum is taught, and information about community resources and services is provided. Of 233 teens referred, 164 completers significantly increased parenting knowledge and behavior as well as use of community…

Describes flexibly funded, adolescent parent support program, situated in self-efficacy theory that coordinates an array of services. Optimal development of teen parents and their children is promoted. The effect of expectations on outcomes is discussed from research and theory. Program components and agreements are presented; funding is…

Surveys 32 men between the ages of 16-30 who have not yet fathered a child to explore how they envision fatherhood. Interpretative analyses yielded two interrelated substantive dimensions: fatherhood readiness and fathering visions. Provides theoretical themes for understanding the dimensions, and discusses how these dimensions inform…