Briefly described are four award winning summer programs including a Massachusetts Girl Scout camp which mainstreams girls with disabilities; a New York camp serving siblings of children with disabilities; a Texas camp which utilizes volunteers to serve disabled children who may have serious medical conditions; and a California camp offering…

The feelings of non-disabled children toward their disabled siblings are explored. Children describe how they sometimes react negatively to situations involving their disabled siblings even though they understand that their reaction is not the best response. The parents' role in serving the needs of all their children is examined. (JDD)

Examines (1) the strategies children say they would use to get siblings to watch a television program; and (2) children's perceptions of the strategies their siblings would use with them. Finds conflict resolution is not difficult or unpleasant for most children. Finds differences in power of strategies between boys and girls. (SR)

Reports on a longitudinal study of 144 young adolescents which hypothesized that boys and girls would experience increased gender-differential socialization across a 1-year period in which parents maintained a traditional division of labor, and there was a younger sibling of the opposite gender. Provides longitudinal analyses of three aspects of…

The home environment of nonadoptive and adoptive sibling pairs was assessed using the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment when each sibling was one and two years of age. Correlations between home environment scores for nonadoptive siblings were greater than those for adoptive siblings. (BC)

Surveyed 72 adopted individuals who had sought for and found at least 1 biological parent. Although 86 percent of the respondents had a positive reaction to the reunion, only half felt they had a positive relationship with their biological parents. (BG)

In response to Leonard (EC 600 867), this article stresses the importance of understanding the cause of specific language impairment and proposes a test which would compare the language abilities of siblings of language-impaired children to the expected values. A model containing two sources of causation is proposed. (Author/DB)

Used typology of sibling relationships in old age to examine effects of race. Analysis of data from 89 White and 64 Black sibling dyads suggest race is related to distribution. Interaction between race, type, and dyadic gender composition was significant. Data suggest Blacks are represented more frequently in positive categories; Whites more…

In study of 100 adult child caregivers, 40 percent were experiencing conflict with another family member, usually sibling. Most conflict arose because relative failed to provide sufficient help. Caregivers experiencing family conflict had significantly higher perceived burden and poorer mental health than did caregivers without conflict.…

Assesses preschoolers' reactions to two suspenseful television scenes, one normal and one dream version. Finds viewing with an older sibling reduces preschoolers' ability to recognize the dream in the program. Finds that those who viewed with an older sibling liked the program more than those who watched alone. (NH)

Examines parents' perceptions of the treatment effects for untreated siblings following parent-child interaction therapy. Results, based on 30 referred families, indicate that parents viewed the behavior of untreated siblings (siblings of children referred for treatment of disruptive behavior) as better than that of referred siblings waiting for…

Critiques recent research on the effects of birth order on intelligence and personality, which found that the between-family design revealed that birth order negatively related to intelligence, while the within-family design revealed that birth order was unrelated to intelligence. Suggests that it may not be intelligence that co-varies with birth…

Critiques Rodgers et al.'s June 2000 research on the relation between birth order and intelligence, which suggests that it is a methodological illusion. Explains how the intellectual environment and the teaching function (whereby older children tutor younger ones) contribute to the growth of intellectual maturity, the first negatively and the…

Attempts to integrate two disparate literatures on sibling conflict in childhood with potential benefits of conflictual sibling relations for adult well being. Presents descriptive data on benefits of children's sibling conflicts from interviews with middle-age and older adults. Recommends that future research on adult social relations consider…

Examines school and family social capital, human capital, and financial capital as parallel concepts and investigates their effects on child social adjustment. Findings suggest that although school capital effects are present, social capital and maternal and child human capital effects are more prevalent. Discusses how investment at home and…