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)

The author makes a personal statement about nuclear war, democracy, the importance of the family unit, travel, social action, the needs of learners, curriculum development, and knowledge. (CT)

Describes a study of 4-H adolescents' perceptions about life skills development through 4-H and the influences on this process. Research methodology is described, and students' perceptions of family members' influence and 4-H's influence are examined. Implications for extension are discussed. (CT)

Reading achievement and attitude scores of a National Assessment of Educational Progress sample of 9-year-old students were multiply regressed on one another on home environment variables. Correlations and partial correlations of achievement with home environment, quality of instruction, and leisure time television watching were found. (Author/DF)

This study assessed the attitudes of both males and females regarding their perceptions of themselves, spouse and locus of control, and the role that children may play in that assessment. To determine if men and women view themselves differently subsequent to having children, the Rosenberg self concept scale, the Ferguson Locus of Control scale,…

A study of 101 home visits to 87 boys and their families in Massachusetts at the Shirley Industrial School for Boys concludes that boys from supportive families made greater progress in rehabilitation. A supportiveness'' continuum assessed family harmony and parental childrearing attitudes, parole office rankings, and researcher family…

The present paper continues the analysis by investigating the effect of home and school variables on occupational interests. (Author)

Survey conducted in Bolivar, Leflore, and Tallahatchie Counties, Mississippi in regard to foods used, their costs, nutritive values, and related factors affecting family living. (RJ)

This article examines the change that has developed over the years in a child's relationship with his family and adults in general, and the subsequent effect on family recreation and leisure. (JA)

The recent movement to increase educational relevance is examined from the perspective of how changes in the family have affected the needs of the contemporary college student and their teachers. (Authors)

This description of the various aspects of the Devereux Parent Program is intended for use as a possible model for public and other private schools. (Author)

A study of parent-absent families in which a mapping sentence is presented which distinguishes between six facets concerning the nature of the absence and two facets which relate to its effects. On the basis of these concepts comparative studies can be conducted and findings generalized. (Author)