Results suggested that the quality of mother-child interaction, especially in the area of language interchange, influences the child's development of the concept of life. (Author/DB)

Unlike previous research on women's occupational mobility, considers (1) housework to be a possible occupational outcome, and (2) the occupations of both parents as influences on daughters' occupations. Finds that women whose mothers worked are more likely to join the labor force and that their occupations are likely to resemble their mothers'.…

A swimming program with effective student placement has been designed in Colorado Springs. The beginner level established by the American Red Cross is further broken down to accommodate children under the age of five. Use of computer facilities will assist in accurate program enrollment/completion records. (CJ)

Home environments of 43 highly creative and 43 less creative boys in fourth through sixth grade were studied through 150-question semistructured interviews with 86 mothers. Interview responses, categorized along 24 dimensions, revealed significant differences related to parental creativity, independence and flexibility, emotional distance, and…

Examined impact of parental intervention on the quality of conflict behavior in 2- and 4-year olds. Found that parents intervened in fights in which children displayed few de-escalating strategies. Intervention was associated with children using fewer power strategies coupled with an increase in more sophisticated negotiation moves. Results…

Discusses which families are more likely to participate in school choice programs, if liberalized rules spark the creation of innovative schools, and if student achievement rises if students attend the school of their choice. (MKR)

Two surveys measured parents' marital satisfaction and children's perception (as adolescents) of family closeness or cohesion and, six years later, feelings (as young adults) of closeness to parents. Found that mothers' marital satisfaction significantly affected adaptation of grown offspring, whereas fathers' satisfaction did not. Family…

Investigated gender role socialization as a function of parenting experience in a toy play situation and as a function of adults' perceptions of gender-stereotyped toys. Children played individually with their parent, another child's parent, and a nonparent. Overall, adults acted in similar ways regardless of their parenting experiences. Gender…

Examined the relationship between language spoken at home and school and health risks and behaviors of Asian American adolescents. Data from the World Health Organization Study of Health Behavior in School Children indicated increased risk for physical, psychosocial, and school health problems among these students. The risks were greater for the…

Administered smoking behavior questionnaire to 3,786 college students during 1963-64 school year and to 863 college students in 1986-87. Results indicated variables which increased smoking probability in 1963-64 did not increase probability in 1986-87 and characteristics of family members had significantly less influence on smoking behavior of…

Considers six questions relating to effects of parental depression on parent-child interaction and on children's psychological functions. (RH)

Naturalistic and experimental study of the extent to which the use of the vocal prosody typical of motherese improved the responsiveness of children with severe developmental delays suggested that the use of such vocal prosody could help remediate unresponsiveness in severely handicapped learners. (RH)

Addresses the parental alienation syndrome, which is the process by which one parent overtly or covertly speaks or acts in a derogatory manner to or about the other parent during or subsequent to a divorce proceeding, in an attempt to alienate the child or children from that other parent. (Author)

Examined parental influence as retrospectively constructed through narratives of young adults (n=50). Identified five narrative types: progressive narrative with dramatic turning point, progressive narrative within positive evaluation frame, progressive narrative with negatively evaluated stages, anticipated regressive narrative, and sad…

Study of 937 children, grades 3-8, showed that authoritative parenting (balancing responsiveness and control) increased child competence; low self-esteem, confidence, and achievement were associated with beginning and continuing smoking; authoritative parenting was inversely related to child smoking; and children were more likely to smoke if…