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Pituch, Martha; Bruggeman, Janet – Children Today, 1982
Emphasizing that the family unit is the primary force in coping with asthma, the Lungs Unlimited program provides education and counseling and teaches self-management procedures to children and families. The program is described and its effectiveness is indicated. (RH)
Descriptors: Asthma, Children, Family Role, Health Education
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Sale, June Solnit – Children Today, 1975
Describes the history of Women Attentive to Children's Happiness (WATCH), a self-help organization of family day care mothers which has developed an effective method of producing developmental programs for children and families. (ED)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Community Organizations, Day Care, Educational Programs
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Schlesinger, Benjamin – Children Today, 1973
Describes an organization which provides services and education for single mothers in Australia. (ST)
Descriptors: Illegitimate Births, One Parent Family, Parent Education, Self Help Programs
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Danieli, Yael – Children Today, 1981
Describes a program, both rehabilitative and preventive, which provides individual, family, group, and community work for Holocaust survivors and their children. Six group experiences are offered: awareness, self-help, long-term therapy, mixed, multiple-family, and intergenerational. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Family Problems, Group Experience, Group Therapy
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Simonitch, Brian; Anderson, James L. – Children Today, 1979
Reports on the organization and results of a state-funded program that provides the opportunity for adolescents in foster homes or institutions to make the transition to self-sufficient living arrangements. (SS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Caseworkers, Child Welfare, Daily Living Skills