Seeing children in their home environment helps teachers to educate them in a more affective manner and can aid in increasing parent involvement in the educational process. The objectives and methods of home assessments are discussed to aid teachers in use of this educational tool. (JMF)

Mothers and their preschool children were interviewed to study the effect that food and nutrition knowledge of the mothers had on the use of presweetened cereals. Factors other than knowledge including the child's order in the family, appear to influence how mothers will apply their knowledge. (Author/MA)

Short interviews were conducted with 48 first grade and 37 third grade children. All third grade children vs. 54 per cent of those in first grade had some concept of a drug. Parents were most frequently mentioned as the source of drug knowledge with television next. (Author)

In a study of intact and of father-absent families with 48 children (12 to 15 years old), male adolescent disturbance in both groups was found to be related to less warm, supportive, and expressive intrafamilial relations; less of a family orientation toward personal growth; and less successful participation in extrafamilial involvement. (Author)

Critiques conclusions made by Shirley Brice Heath and Milbrey McLaughlin in their April 1987 Phi Delta Kappan article, "A Child Resource Policy: Moving Beyond Dependence on School and Family." The author takes issue with assumptions about the family that she feels are misleading, unclear, and in need of additional information. (MD)

Mental illness has far-reaching effects on other family members although family impact of mental illness has not received much attention from sociologists. Applies an illness behavior perspective to the study of family burden, reviews knowledge, and invites research by defining a number of issues, substantive and methodological, that need to be…

Aggregate schooling levels have risen greatly since the 1960's in Malaysia and the Philippines. This paper examines the extent to which indivduals' family background and government educational policies together influence schooling levels. Results suggest that policies have significantly affected attainment and distribution levels in both…

Describes a pilot study conducted 25 years ago assessing challenges facing women who want to combine career, marriage, and family responsibilities. Study obtained case histories of 100 trained women whose study and/or work experience had been deflected by family responsibilities. Found a high quality of educated womanpower was latent. (Author/KS)

Tested the applicability of the confluence model of Zajonc and Markus (1975) whereby the intellectual growth of every family member is dependent on that of all other members, to social attitudes of family members and the impact of the family configuration. Found that family size and age spacing differentiated between high and low scorers on social…

Depicts a sample genogram, a three-generational graphic representation of a client's family of origin. Outlines a three-part approach for use of a genogram in career counseling, suggesting possible uses. (Author/KS)

Results indicated that parental involvement is related to the child's school performance. In addition, parents are more involved in school activities when the educational status of the mother is higher and when the child is younger. (PCB)

Researchers examine how and why America's children are getting fatter and raise new questions about how to treat childhood obesity. (HOD)

Proposes that planning and prevention strategies are needed to adequately deal with mental health problems. Provides a rationale and examples that link emotional disorders with early and subsequent imprinting, conditions, and accumulating interactions. Offers several interventions for changing behavior. (ML)

Presents two bodies of research relevant to the question of intergenerational continuity of attachment quality: studies documenting the effects of separation or disruption in the family of origin, and studies in which parents reported on their childhood attachments. Interprets this research within a theoretical perspective derived from the works…

The IQ performance of children who experienced the birth of a younger sibling was found to drop 10 points during the next two years for singleton children and 5.8 points for last-born children from families of comparable size. The study controlled for sex, family size, age at assessment, and IQ before the birth of the sibling. (Author/RH)