This guide explains the concept of "special play" and provides instructions for parents on how to use this daily 15-minute play period to encourage positive behaviors in their young children. The purpose of special play is to create situations in which children become aware of feelings that they have not previously recognized, build children's…

A study was conducted in 32 families in Chicago, with children ranging from 18 months to 5 years, to examine the role of parents in their young children's language acquisition. Specifically investigated were parents' attitudes on language acquisition, opportunities used to prompt their youngsters to say a new word/utterance, and the utterances…

This brief booklet lists communication strategies identified at a 1999 national parent workshop by over 100 parents and family members of children with deaf-blindness called "Important Practices in Communication: Making It Happen at Home and in the Community." The booklet addresses four questions: (1) How can we facilitate and promote a child's…

This guide offers parents practical advice on dealing with bullies. It contains suggestions for the parents of victims and the parents of bullies. Part 6 deals with schools and what parents can do to get schools involved in this important issue. The full six parts are: (1) "Bullying: An Overview"; (2) "Victims"; (3) "Bullies"; (4) "What You Can Do…

It is easy for parents to feel that they have lost their influence over their children once children reach adolescence. Several organizations with different focuses but with the same goal of helping parents raise their teenagers banded together to develop this publication. Their message is that parents can do many things to foster their children's…

By understanding why children engage in name calling and responding thoughtfully to such events, parents and teachers can help both the name caller and the victim to grow in their abilities to understand themselves and others. In their own social interactions, children mirror the negative evaluations they have observed. Left unchecked, such…

Noting that the child support collection system is an important source of economic support for many Minnesota children and that child support contributes significantly to children's well-being beyond providing financial benefits, this special Kids Count report examines the child support system in Minnesota. The report provides information about…

This paper presents a framework which could be used by researchers to obtain descriptive and experimental data about the child-rearing practices of parents of disabled children. In addition, the authors suggest specific areas of research which might prove useful in assisting school psychologists to develop programs of counseling for the parents of…

Describes a 12-week course for foster parents sponsored by the University of Minnesota in cooperation with Minnesota state and county departments of welfare and the Minnesota Foster Parents Association. (MB)

A report at the annual meeting of the New York Home Economics Associations by eight panelists who had departed from traditional life style patterns. (SB)

A mother describes how she taught her hyperactive son with numerous visual perception problems to read. (KW)

Recollection of faulty parent child interaction were found to differ among groups with varieties of illness behavior. Normal Ss decribed the most healthy parent child relationship and neurotic Ss the most disturbed. (Author)