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Richett, Diana; Towns, Kathryn – 1980
This study examined the effects of an Education for Parenthood Program (EPP) on the childrearing attitudes of eighth grade students. Two eighth grade classes were randomly selected from five sections at a middle school in south central Pennsylvania. One of the classes (both of which were approximatley 60% male and 70% black) was randomly assigned…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Child Development, Child Rearing
Salvation Army. New York, NY. – 1976
This guide is one of a series of Education for Parenthood manuals developed by the Salvation Army for use in programs to prepare teenagers for parenthood or for child care careers. This volume outlines one of two programs for training future leaders of the Salvation Army Corps Cadets (ages 12 to 18). This program consists of five self-contained…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Church Programs, Curriculum Guides
Salvation Army. New York, NY. – 1976
This guide is one of a series of Education for Parenthood manuals developed by the Salvation Army for use in programs to prepare teenagers for parenthood or for child care careers. This volume presents one of two programs for training future leaders of the Salvation Army Corps Cadets (ages 12 to 18). The program aims at increasing participants'…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Church Programs, Curriculum Guides
Green, Kinsey B. – 1975
This booklet presents many ideas for involving students in family life education programs. Designed primarily for use by family life educators, it includes such topics as the use of cognitive and affective objectives in family life education, organizing family studies content by generalizations, and focusing on the student as an active learner. It…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Curriculum Guides, Family Life Education
Williams, Tannis M., Comp. – 1974
Research (1972-74) concerning infant care and development is surveyed, supplementing an earlier review of literature on the same subject. The literature search was performed to provide materials which could contribute to the improvement of services to school-age parents with infants. Studies dealing with infant development (e.g., nutrition, early…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Day Care, Infant Behavior
Stretch, Bonnie Barrett – 1975
This report contains suggestions for state level policy that move away from the deficit model of intervention and toward a policy of continuing support to all young children and their families. It includes information for evaluating programs and deals largely with methods of program implementation in four areas of early childhood: (1) education…
Descriptors: Child Development, Day Care, Family Role, Federal Aid
Kruger, W. Stanley – 1972
School-related programs of the Education For Parenthood Project are described. The purpose of the project is to provide young people with knowledge and skills to enable them to be effective parents. The rationale for such a program is based on the ineffectiveness of current laissez-faire policy in the schools, as reflected by problems of child…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Federal Programs, High School Students
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Gordon, Ira J. – Young Children, 1976
Points out the commonalities in parenting and teaching: provision of the learning environment, predictability, reciprocal social interaction, persistence, responsiveness, reasoning, rationality, reading, and warmth. (ED)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Family Environment
Johnson, Nancy L. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1978
Parents and prospective parents need to learn more about child growth and development and the family's role in furthering that development; experience-based child development programs are helping to do this for many young people today. (MM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Child Rearing, Family Life Education
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Anastasiow, Nicholas J.; And Others – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1978
The article describes FEED (Facilitative Environments Encouraging Development), a junior high child development curriculum for potential mothers, intended to result in improved childrearing practices that will in turn offset all or most of the negative effects of the low birthweight and prematurity that are associated with teenage pregnancies.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Curriculum, Junior High Schools
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Pugh, Gillian – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
In presenting an outline of parent education activities, discusses the nature of parent education and describes a life cycle approach to interventions. (RH)
Descriptors: Definitions, Family Role, Foreign Countries, Health Services
Impellizzeri, Anne E.; Rubenstein, Anne B. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1976
The goal of the teacher of young children is to build a positive self-concept in the child so he/she will become aware of how important well-being and good health are. (JD)
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience, Educational Games
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Kimball, Karen K.; McCabe, Mary E. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1981
Describes a group for couples deciding whether or not to have children. Couples (N=4) participated in various group exercises and activities. Results indicated the group experience was positive for most members: they gained an understanding of their own needs and attitudes, of their spouses' positions, and of issues involved. (Author)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Family Planning, Group Activities, Group Counseling
Stranix, Edward; Fleishman, Michael – Teacher, 1979
As a lesson in responsibility and parenting, junior high school students were given eggs as their "children" and told to care for them for two weeks. Students also participated in various small group projects studying the characteristics and needs of three year olds. (SJL)
Descriptors: Child Development, Family Life Education, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities
St. Pierre, Tena; St. Pierre, Richard – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1980
A school-based program to help pregnant adolescents to continue learning and to cope with their situation provides for medical, educational, social, and psychological needs as well as infant care so that students may complete their education. (JD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Group Guidance, Parent School Relationship, Parenthood Education
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