Mothers of four 6- and 7-year-old autistic classmates were taught to use manual signs with verbalizations to aid development of appropriate communicative behavior and to deter undesirable behavior in their children. (Author)

Reports a significant correlation between the development of genius and parental loss. (SL)

The article focuses on the parent role in the education of autistic children, considers problems experienced by families of autistic children, methods of school-parent cooperation, and gains possible through cooperative program development. The program of the Brentwood (California) Center for Educational Therapy is described. (MJB)

A review of the research literature on Black family life revealed that matriarchal themes are recurrent in describing male-female relationships. This was found in studies on family structure, identification, out-of-wedlock births, parenthood, marriage, sexuality, and peer groups. Suggestions are made for alleviating such research limitations and…

The extent and characteristics of the parental audience for practical child care manuals are discussed. Information is integrated from four studies: a survey of child care publications; a questionnaire about sources of child care advice; a questionnaire distributed to readers of parenting books through the public library; and interviews with…

Presents a study of maternal competence, expectations and involvement in child rearing decisions in relation to paternal personality and marital characteristics. Subjects were 45 thirty-year-old mothers. (BD)

A study of 145 Kentucky father-and-son farms indicates that fathers tended to retain the status of principal operator until near retirement age. Most farm decisions were shared with the son, but fathers who were the principal operators made more unshared decisions than those who had become secondary operators. (Author/JC)

A list of ten "Desirable Teaching Behaviors" has been developed to effectively guide the actions of parents and teachers alike in the home education of children. (MB)

The Home and School Institute operates to develop specific, easy, low cost, practical ways to share educational accountability between home and school, and to develop ways in which schools can enhance school-community interaction. (MB)

This article describes children's differing learning styles, and suggests appropriate ways for parents and caretakers to respond to them. (GO)

Thirty-three early (before kindergarten) reading children and 33 matched control children were given a battery of tests and their parents were interviewed about 47 items dealing with demography, parenting practices, and child characteristics. (Author)

Described is a procedure for assessing handicapped children which involves collaboration between the parents and teacher. (SBH)

Problems which arise in the heterogeneously gifted family are briefly discussed; and suggestions for parent, teacher, and counselor stimulation of creativity are offered. (SBH)

Alerts parents, teachers, and others to some of the leading indoor environmental hazards to young children which are caused by various types of indoor pollutants: cigarette smoke; heating/cooking equipment; asbestos; pesticides; art supplies; radon; and lead. Also suggests ways to reduce these health hazards. (BB)