The authors answer questions from parents and teachers of gifted children. (CL)

Provides an update on parent involvement in the eight community districts created as a result of a court order of Federal Judge W. Arthur Garrity of Boston. (AM)

A study of 794 families in South Wales clearly suggests that parents' and children's reported roles in selecting a new school are susceptible to variations over time. A three-step model predicts that simply dividing families into "alert" and "inert,""disconnected" and "privileged," or…

The views of 334 social workers, 143 child psychiatrists, and 553 psychologists about parents of children with mental and behavioral disorders were compared. Variables associated with parent friendly attitudes were endorsement of a neuropsychological orientation and familiarity with parent support groups. Child psychiatrists were most in agreement…

Investigates the impact of a six-month parent involvement program on Puerto Rican parents' understanding of their children's development and learning. Results indicate that the program, which taught parents strategies and skills in helping their children learn, improved the involved parents' understanding of their children's various developmental…

Examines one secondary school's literature curriculum and provides a description of the range of mother figures to be found in young adult literature. Suggests some possible reasons for the scarcity of positive mother figures, and calls for change. (TB)

Videotapes 96 middle-income parent-child dyads as they shared an unfamiliar book together. Suggests that parents' utterances varied in systematic ways and that the predominant pattern within this sample was one of limited numbers of extratextual utterances during the sharing of an unfamiliar book. Notes that these findings have implications for…

Recounts the experiences of an infant and his primary caregiver father. Focuses on the daily routines of the father and son and how the child benefited from having a highly nurturing father. Considers the conveniences of extra physical strength to do routine caregiving tasks and the variability among parents in their tolerance of their child's…

Uses data from interviews with mothers from diverse ethnocultural and socioeconomic groups to explore issues of parent roles, access to power, and practices of inclusion and exclusion at an urban elementary school. Results suggest that such efforts become confrontational as competing interests of parents and educators regarding children's…

Explores how aspects of a father's religiousness are related to the type and quality of involvement with his children. Results indicate that religious fathers are more involved fathers and that they report higher quality relationships. Greater involvement of religious fathers is explained only in part by demographic factors and the mediating…

Presents the image of black fathers as portrayed in children's picture books. Explores themes, trends, and significant works, showing black fathers and father figures. Recommends classroom teaching activities that support the positive father figure image. (GR)

Surveyed African American and white fathers living with their young children and the children's mothers regarding variables associated with perceived paternal involvement in child care. Results indicated that ethnicity, gender role orientation, and perceived skill at child care related to higher levels of perceived paternal engagement in and…

Examines associations between adolescent-mother and adolescent-best friend interactions during conflict resolution tasks. Adolescents (N = 39) were videotaped while discussing unresolved problems with their mothers and then with their best friends. Mothers' communication and support-validation with adolescents was positively associated with…

Probes the developmental process a nonnative English-speaking child experienced in the United states and how his parents and other factors influenced his bilingual language proficiency. (Author/VWL)