This article addresses the issue of providing education for parenting and reviews programs designed to meet the needs of parent groups. The programs reviewed and issues raised will assist those involved in conducting parent sessions to more effectively address the needs of participants and select helpful materials. Parent education is defined as…

This paper presents findings from a longitudinal study that examined the extent and types of challenges to curriculum in California school districts. A survey of school districts conducted in 1990 yielded 421 usable responses. The second survey, sent in 1991, elicited 379 responses, a 37.5 percent response rate. Findings indicate that the number…

A study was undertaken to determine the effects of tobacco smoke in the home on children's cognitive development. The study focused on 280 children, representing equal numbers of boys and girls and of Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics. When the participating children were 2 years old, their mothers were surveyed, interviewed, and tested to gather…

This bulletin focuses on family participation in mental health policymaking and highlights state efforts to increase family involvement. Articles include: (1) "Promoting Family Member Involvement in Children's Mental Health Policy Making Bodies," which describes how different states are promoting family member involvement in various statutory and…

This booklet for parents and other nonprofessionals contains information on helping children learn. Part I is divided into the following brief sections: (1) "The Wonder of It All"; (2) "Ready?"; (3) "Get Set..."; (4) "Go!"; (5) "Dialogues"; (6) "Decisions"; (7) "Dilemmas"; (8) "Learning Experiences"; (9) "Problem-Solving"; and (10) "Feeling Good…

This report describes a method for increasing parental involvement in physical education and art in an elementary school in Illinois. The parents of second- and third-grade students in a well-developed, middle class community in Illinois participated in the study. The lack of parental involvement had been documented through data revealing the low…

Organized into five sections, this book discusses how children learn to read and write and provides suggestions for parents on how they can nurture children's growth in these areas. Section 1, "How Children Learn To Read and Write," explains general principles that apply to all early age groups. This section discusses how oral and…

This paper examines maternal influences on daughters' choices of occupations. Using a survey of high school seniors in Charlotte (North Carolina) as the primary data source, the career choices of adolescent girls and the influences of their mothers' occupations on their occupational expectations were studied. Previous research has suggested that…

This study used checklist and interview methods to assess the normative development of children's social function skills. Participants included a large, cross-sectional sample of parents of normal children ranging in age from 6 months to 7.5 years. Parents completed the checklist portion of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disabilities Inventory, a…

In a study of the relationship between parents' ethnic attitudes and socialization practices and the ethnic identity of their American-born children, 60 adolescents, aged 16 to 18 years, from 1 of 3 ethnic groups (Asian American, Black, and Hispanic) and one parent for each adolescent, were surveyed. The research was conducted to provide…

In a study of the influence of parents' expectations and short-term goals on their choice of activities and their children's achievement, a total of 180 parents of students in grades two through six were surveyed. The sample population of students was 13 percent Asian-American, 12 percent African-American, 19 percent Latino, 51 percent Anglo, with…

Findings of a study that determined the influence of parental involvement on eighth-grade students' achievement are presented in this paper, which examined the following specific components of parent involvement: aspirations, home structure, discipline, and school activity participation. Data on 21,835 students and their parents were derived from…

Previous research has not correlated parent-child interaction patterns with different forms of child psychopathology. This study examined whether parent-child interaction corresponded with childhood depression/anxiety and childhood aggression. Forty-two clinically-referred children and adolescents, 8 to 16 years old, were classified into four…

This booklet is intended for teachers, nursery nurses, health visitors, librarians, preschool workers, and parents, and provides practical ideas about working with parents, ideas which have been developed and tried out in the Sheffield Early Literacy Development Project. Suggestions include ways for parents to model, provide opportunities, and…

A study was done of college students' perceptions of their own consumption of alcohol and their perception of their alcohol-related problems. The study surveyed 92 undergraduates students from a public college in northeastern United States. The sample was limited to students between the ages of 18 and 22. Fifty-four percent were female, and 46…