This speech outlines what the adolescent should know about the physical, social and emotional needs and development of young children from birth to six years. Topics suggested for presentation to high school students include understanding and coping with physiological processes, providing a safe and stimulating environment, and understanding and…

In this booklet the importance of parent education as a preventive strategy for child abuse is discussed. Many individual differences exist in the area of needs, strengths, and weaknesses related to effective child-rearing and parental competencies. Program goals for parent education would emphasize the following: (1) a primary concern for…

Analysis of the factor structure of rankings and ratings of three sets of values illustrates how counselors use them in working with adolescents. Data were analyzed from 600 interviews with eleventh graders. The analyses of gender-related differences give counselors perspectives from which to explore the values students consider important in…

Compares five public library early childhood centers with regard to origin and purpose; scope of collections; types of services; differences between these services and those traditionally offered. Factors to consider before starting center, those which contribute to success or failure, and competencies needed by staff are discussed. Sixteen…

This manual is intended for teachers who envision the value of teaching parenting/caring to elementary school children but have minimal time and little opportunity for training. The manual is the first of three units of the curriculum, "Education for Parenting." Each unit follows a baby of a particular age visiting the classroom, and is…

Describes the grades 11-12 joint vocational program at an Ohio vocational school to illustrate the components in an educational matrix designed to meet the needs of all students. Programs include career development, assessment/evaluation, basic skills lab, occupational work adjustment, occupational work experience, and placement and followup. (CT)

This longitudinal study examined relationships among 4 risk factors (social supports, maternal psychological adjustment, maternal preparation for parenting, and child temperament), maternal predisposition for aggressive coping, and maternal abuse potential in 75 adolescent mothers and their children. Preparation for parenting was most strongly…

Discusses how Montessori infant and toddler communities provide an occasion for child development education for upper elementary and adolescent students within the school. Uses a question-and-answer format to illustrate how the program addresses the reality of lifestyles other than that of the traditional family. (Author/KB)

Computerized infant simulators may deter early parenthood. A survey of 1,285 teenagers before and after simulation showed a significant change in some attitudes toward parenting. Males reported the strongest attitude change, while females began with more realistic understandings of parenting. Further study is needed to determine whether attitude…

This journal issue examines the four key areas for major policy action identified by the Carnegie Task Force in its report, Starting Points: Meeting the Needs of Our Youngest Children. The four areas of policy recommendation are: (1) promoting responsible parenthood, concerned with preventing adolescent pregnancies and unwanted births, teaching…

A "Parenting Girls Project" was operated within the Teenage Parent Program in the Owensboro City School System, Kentucky. Objectives involved continuation and expansion strategies: raising student assessment scores in parenting attitudes on the Performance and Attitudinal Scale (PAS), increasing student assessment scores in career…

This directory is one component of the Career Survival Kit prepared for teenage parents in Wisconsin. The directory lists resources in Wisconsin for education, employment, social services, and organizations in a variety of areas that can help students with their roles as parent/homemaker and wage earner/student. The directory identifies…

This workbook is one component of the Career Survival Kit prepared for teenage parents in Wisconsin. The workbook is designed to help teen parents identify their choices in preventing another pregnancy. It presents some thoughts about sexual decisions and responsibility. Birth control methods are described to help teens decide the best method for…

The work of Joseph Gusfield provides the framework for analyzing the two different perspectives taken by the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) to combat teen pregnancy. Gusfield first analyzed how the problem emerged and then identified "ownership" of the problem. According to Gusfield, the…

Intended for use with teen mothers, this yearlong career exploration curriculum is considered adaptable for use with any group of high school youth. The teacher's manual explains how to teach instructional units called Introduction, My Working Future, Sex Role Stereotyping, Careers, Who Am I?, Presenting Myself, Career Planning, Managing as a…