This investigation examined the normative expectation that adult children should be responsible for the care of their aging parents, and how this norm changes over the adult life span, across several decades of historical time, in relation to generational position in families, and between successive generations. Analyses were performed using 4…

The information and activities in this handbook are designed to help children focus on the special needs that animals (wild and domestic) have and what children can do to help meet these needs. The following are included: (1) activities and games on the care of domestic animals; (2) instructions for making a book which shows the similarities…

Article described and discussed a series of animated films intended to develop the career awareness of three to six year old children. (Author/RK)

Designed to emphasize the concept of the bicycle driver vs. the popular term, bicycle rider, this manual contains guidelines on bicycle safety, addressing itself both to parents and children. The main section topics are: (1) parent responsibility; (2) choosing a bicycle, fitting it to the child, and learning to drive; (3) bicycle equipment,…

Southeast Alternatives, the name given to the Minneapolis Public Schools' Experimental School Project, a plan testing comprehensive change in education, was initiated in 1971 with the intent to bridge the gap from research and experimentation to practice. Marcy Open School, one of the alternative elementary schools, offers flexible curriculum,…

Since recent laws prescribe equal rights for both parents, more fathers will be receiving custody of their children. Counseling psychology must prepare these fathers for their new parental roles. Ten suggestions are listed, including professional training in child custody and the encouragement of father-mother and father-child relationships. (LPG)

Compared the time-use in household work of school-age children in single-parent/one-earner, two-parent/one-earner, and two-parent/two earner households (N=170). Children in two-parent families were found to spend less actual and relative amounts of time on all household work than children in single-parent families. (Author/ABL)

Describes an international program CHILD-to-child, which is designed to teach and encourage older children of developing nations to take a role in caring for and improving the health and development of their younger brothers and sisters. (Author/BB)

Describes a parental involvement program in reading, writing, and human education. The project consists of caring for Clifford, a stuffed toy dog, on a rotated basis by first grade students. Books and pet care items accompany Clifford and provide an opportunity for parent and child to work together. (ML)

The article discusses health education in kindergarten in five areas: safety, family living and lifestyle, personal health and hygiene, nutrition and mental health. (JA)

Students learn to write creatively by using motivational materials as a spark for their imaginations. (RK)

Examines the early maturity of children in single-parent households: its evolution, its forms, and some of its short- and long-term effects. (Author/CM)

Presented is the viewpoint that school, home, society, and the individual child are all accountable for the quality of education being received by today's students, that teachers alone cannot accept the full responsibility for students who will not learn, and for circumstances over which they have no control. (KC)

Measures of intergenerational solidarity were completed by 60 Laotian refugee and 60 U.S. high school students. The Laotian students scored significantly higher on normative, functional, and structural solidarity. Results support the role of culture in shaping perceived obligations toward aging parents. (SK)