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Download full textEvans, Ellis D. – 1982
Current knowledge and practice relating to young children's aesthetic development and education are reviewed in this state-of-the-art report. Beginning with a brief section highlighting theoretical problems and approaches to the psychological study of aesthetic response, the review subsequently describes three common strategies used in aesthetic…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Age Differences, Child Development, Children
Melcer, Donald – 1981
This paper addresses the task of the family therapist who is called upon when remediation attempts between school and family fail to produce favorable results with a child identified as a problem pupil. The job of the therapist in dismantling the system that is detrimental to the child and reorganizing one that enhances development is discussed…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Child Development, Counselor Role
Littman, Karen; Leslie, Lin – 1978
The document--two thirds of which consists of appendixes--presents the final report of Project PREP (Preschool Recreation Enrichment Program), which evaluated a handicapped preschool children's recreation program emphasizing motor, socialization, self concept, and language development. The need for preschool recreation programs for handicapped…
Descriptors: Child Development, Conceptual Schemes, Enrichment Activities, Handicapped Children
Brooks, Jane B. – 1981
Designed to help parents of all ages meet the basic tasks of parenting, this instructor's manual presents an outline for conducting parenting classes in which parents participate in in-depth discussions on a specified topic, exchanging ideas and sharing problems and possible solutions. Each class is organized in a similar format which includes a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Birth
Phillips, Shelley – 1980
An overview of some major current issues in maternal and paternal deprivation is presented. Parts I and II focus on (1) single parents and issues in paternal deprivation and (2) sex stereotyping and issues in maternal deprivation, respectively. More particularly, Part I discusses the effects of divorce and death on children and the problem of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Day Care, Death
Barber, Lucie W. – 1978
This paper reports on the effectiveness of the Realistic Parenting Skills program, an intervention program for parents of preschoolers designed to influence children's religious education which was field tested at 7 sites in Ohio. Subjects were 37 families and their 3- to 5-year-old preschoolers. Seven group meetings were conducted for parents at…
Descriptors: Child Development, Field Studies, Parent Attitudes, Parent Conferences
Lynch, Eleanor Whiteside; And Others – 1978
This guide to mainstreaming mentally retarded preschoolers is one of a series of eight manuals on mainstreaming preschoolers developed by Project Head Start. The guide is addressed to parents, teachers and other professionals and paraprofessionals. Chapter I presents information on the meaning, benefits and implementation of mainstreaming and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Handicapped Children, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Alonso, Lou; And Others – 1978
This guide to mainstreaming visually handicapped preschoolers is one of a series of eight manuals on mainstreaming preschoolers developed by Project Head Start. The guide is addressed to parents, teachers and other professionals and paraprofessionals. Chapter I presents information on the meaning, benefits and implementation of mainstreaming. The…
Descriptors: Child Development, Handicapped Children, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
LaPorta, Rita Ann; And Others – 1978
This guide to mainstreaming preschoolers with hearing impairments is one of a series of eight manuals on mainstreaming preschoolers developed by Project Head Start. The guide is addressed to parents, teachers and other professionals and paraprofessionals. Chapter I presents information on the meaning, benefits and implementation of mainstreaming.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Handicapped Children, Hearing Impairments, Instructional Materials
Hayden, Alice H.; And Others – 1978
This guide to mainstreaming preschoolers with learning disabilities is one of a series of eight manuals on mainstreaming preschoolers developed by Project Head Start. The guide is addressed to parents, teachers and other professionals and paraprofessionals. Chapter I presents information on the meaning, benefits and implementation of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Handicapped Children, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1978
This overview describes the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP), a child-centered Head Start demonstration program which is designed to provide family support services for healthy family growth and development. Part I reviews the program's background objectives and key elements (required minimum services, additional services, assessment, use…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Community Resources, Demonstration Programs
Cratty, Bryant J. – 1979
Motor behavior, motor performance, and motor learning are discussed at length within the context of infant and child development. Individual chapters focus on the following: the sensory-motor behavior of infants; analysis of selected perceptual-motor programs; beginnings of movement in infants; gross motor attributes in early childhood; visual…
Descriptors: Athletics, Body Image, Child Development, Children
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Human Resources. – 1978
This document presents the full text of two United States Senate hearings before the Subcommittee on Child and Human Development of the Committee of Human Resources on the subject of child care and child development programs. The hearings were held to gather information and examine how best to shape future federal legislation involving child care…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Welfare
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. School of Education. – 1978
This report describes a mobile training program for directors of day care centers in which weekend workshops were conducted at 6 Michigan sites. Included in the report are descriptions of the three 2-day workshop sessions on Financial and Business Management, Personnel and Parents, and Child Development and Planning which formed the core of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrators, Child Development, Course Organization
The Scratching Pole. Growing Up: Children Do Their Best. Student Guide--Footsteps. Report Number 15.
Phinney, Joanna; And Others – 1979
This student guide for a program focusing on the concept of developmental tasks, and how to interpret children's behaviors in terms of these tasks, is designed around a magazine format to allow maximum flexibility to different groups using the materials. The guide is divided into seven sections: (1) an overview of the theme and contents; (2) a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs
