This booklet provides information on one of the most common and underrated problems of childhood--bullying. A study has shown that 15 to 20% of children are involved in bullying once or twice during a school year either as the bullying person or as the victim. The booklet reviews recent research on bullying, discussing who bullies and why, whom…

Fathers were compared to mothers and strangers as elicitors of attachment behavior in infants. Infants usually preferred their mothers as measured by length of time taken to approach mother and use of mother as secure base. (ST)

Suggested by a parent are ways that parents of a hyperactive child requiring treatment with stimulant drugs can observe their child for the most effective administration of medication. (DB)

Father's occupations were compared in terms of the probability of the sons and daughters having attained various types of achievements. Results indicated that sons and daughters excel in particular skills the father uses in his occupations. (Author)

This exploratory inquiry examines the primary relations of relatively stable lower, working, and middle class black couples with focus on friends shared by spouses and the role of the male in family structure. (DM)

It is suggested that parent attitudes may be the most significant factor, and that satisfaction with the child, rather than just awareness of his feelings, may be the more crucial issue in the perception of him as needing or not needing professional help. (Author)

This study suggests least squares regression as one possible approach to remove the inequity of low income families overestimating their next year income and high income families underestimating. This procedure minimizes errors of prediction by correcting for under or overestimation of future income by groups of varying incomes. (Author)

The author explores the ideal role of the father and offers alternatives if this vital link with the child is weak or broken. (Editor)

Article points out that there is a stronger opinion these days that educators should be accountable for the progress of students. Accountability is discussed in terms of its strengths, dangers, and successes. (ML)

Suggestions are made to parents concerning special problems of grooming and hygiene as they pertain to handicapped children. (KW)

Three parents of handicapped children report their experiences in searching for educational opportunities for their children. (Author)

If parents of deaf children use all of the opportunities that occur daily to give their children the best possible language, it is stated that deaf children can learn to talk. (KW)