Assessment of development and home environments of twelve, 2-year-old children raised by mentally retarded mothers indicated for increased risk developmental delay, particularly in language. Cognitive development was significantly correlated with whether the mother had a previous child removed from the home by child protection authorities and with…

Reports the results of a survey of 215 college freshmen education majors. Discusses four of their reasons for selecting a teaching career: family influence, positive and negative examples by their teachers, experience, and personal benefits. (SB)

Father's occupation was found to be associated with significant differences in quantitative and verbal Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores. Further, significant relationships between sex, ethnic status, and father's absence and SAT scores were found. (Author/BW)

This report summarizes findings from a longitudinal study of 1,215 mothers and children from 10 locations around the United States, focusing on the links between maternal depression and child outcomes. Families were followed from 1 month to 36 months after the birth of their child. Data collection methods included observations of mother-child play…

This brief summarizes key research findings on new ways of thinking about father involvement and the roles that fathers play in children's lives. The main points addressed by the brief are as follows: (1) fathers can be involved with their children in more roles than just the provider role; (2) quality counts; (3) different styles of parent-child…

This review of the literature regarding the impact of maternal speech on the formation of a child's sense of self compares the speech of well mothers to that of depressed mothers. The review finds that maternal speech has a strong influence on the formation of symbolic self-representations during the toddler period. However, depressed mothers'…

These charts describe adults' and adolescents' views on teen sex and pregnancy. Data come from national surveys of adults and adolescents that examined attitudes toward teen sex and pregnancy, factors influencing teens' sexual decisions, parents' roles, and adults' and teens' advice for policymakers. There is near unanimous agreement among both…

This study explored the cultural influences on children's self-reported environmental actions, perceptions, and understandings; investigated the relationships among the behavioral, affective, cognitive, and demographic variables; and developed models of children's responsible environmental behavior (Huang, 2001). The cross-cultural comparison…

Values clarification involves presenting a hypothetical situation to students that requires them to make a moral judgment. That moral judgment must be publicly affirmed by the student, but not criticized by others. Values clarification's philosophical context is existentialist. The values clarification philosophies and methods were consistent with…

Parents on welfare as well as middle class parents took part in a training project designed to help them modify problem behaviors in their children. The guidelines developed in this project for group training and for the evaluation of outcome can be applied in various types of agencies. (Author)

Results support previous research which shows that the vocal behavior of young children can be controlled by social stimuli. (Authors/CB)

Special attention should be directed toward helping pre-service teachers to gain a knowledgeable perspective on the various types of home learning patterns and how these patterns effect child behavior styles in the classroom. (Authors)

Study not only discovered an association between the value orientations of parents and the generosity of their children but also discovered that when value orientation was held constant, there was no difference in generosity that could be attributed to the parents' discipline emphasis. (Authors)

Early learning authorities increasingly agree that parents are a child's most important teachers; the author lists parent education programs and a bibliography of teaching tools for mothers. (Editor/SP)

Psychopaths, as against nonpsychopathic delinquents, saw their fathers as having been less nurturant toward them and as having given them less praise. The mothers of psychopaths were reported to have demanded less achievement of their sons than the mothers of nonpsychopathic delinquents. (Author)