Predictors associated with adolescents' initiation into three cumulative stages of drug use--hard liquor, marihuana, and other illicit drugs--were investigated. The strongest predictors were prior involvement in deviant behavior (hard liquor); peer influence, and adolescent beliefs and values (marihuana); and relationship to parents, and…

To examine the relationship of impulse control in deaf children to parent hearing status, manual communication, and academic achievement, 324 deaf children (6-10 years old) were given a battery of tests. (DLS)

Available from: British Medical Journal, 1172 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02134. Some first year results of a 5-year longitudinal study of smoking in 6330 English secondary school children (11-16 years old) are reviewed. (Author)

Reports on studies of television viewing patterns of 4- and 5-year-olds suggesting that teamwork may be the most effective method of control for families to cope with television in their homes. Discusses some "mediation" techniques found to be effective. (BR)

Reports a significant correlation between the development of genius and parental loss. (SL)

The author studied sixty white female student teachers in suburban, inner-city experimental, and inner-city traditional settings and measured rank order of perceived influence of key individuals, shifts in these rankings, and shifts in subjects' perceptions of pupils' abilities, discipline, learning, teaching methods, and evaluation of pupils.…

In a study designed to investigate the verbal environment of a language-impaired child, the speech addressed to a language-impaired boy (4.7 years old) and to his normal-speaking female cousin (4.6 years old) by the boy's mother, father, and baby-sitter was analyzed. (Author/IM)

This study obtained data about marital relationships of parents of 1056 college students, and used the data to test ideas in Rodman's theory that resources and authority beliefs influence marital power. The clearest finding was that normative structure was more important than resources in accounting for variances in power. (Author)

Describes several activities used in a Parent Education Program of the Communications Network, a branch of Philadelphia's Affective Education Program, in order to improve the communication skills of parents and their children. (DD)

Reviews the literature in which the relationship of parental divorce and specific indices of college student adjustment are investigated and identifies differences in the developmental patterns of students from intact and nonintact households. Provides a critique of this literature and its implications for counseling. (Author/ABB)

A review of research concerning reading achievement of prelingually deaf students found that studies comparing signing versus non-signing parents without regard for parental hearing status typically found no relationship between parental method and reading skills. Studies examining specific types of manual communication found a relationship…

Discusses the relationship between parental management of children's school careers and an institutional characteristic of schooling, the school charter. Examines the managerial actions of parents with students in three types of West German secondary schools with distinctly different charters: the Gymnasium, Realschule, and the Gesamtschule.…

Claims that parents and teachers should work together in guiding children in the learning process. Suggests several ways parents can improve their child's reading performance, including (1) promoting positive family relations; (2) providing an environment conducive to learning; (3) promoting good study habits; and (4) maintaining communication…