Evidence indicates that kind of intensive in-home intervention described produces positive changes likely to be maintained in families in which the mother has some self-esteem, a satisfactory relationship with her own mother or a desire for a better relationship, and an adequate social support system. (Author/BEF)

Parents from families broken by divorce were more negatively evaluated than were parents from either intact families or families where the father had died. These findings held regardless of whether or not the mother had remarried and regardless of the sex of students doing the evaluations. (Author)

This article, reprinted from "PTA Magazine," January 1978, suggests ways that parents can help teachers by monitoring homework, by working cooperatively to solve problems, and by being supportive of the teacher and the school. (SJL)

Schizophrenics were differentiated from their siblings in tendencies to see themselves as symbiotically attached to their mothers and failing to be accommodated to by their fathers. Schizophrenics tend to be aligned with the same sex parent. Findings may help explain the psychosexual identification difficulties of schizophrenics. (Author)

Contains contributions from four educators concerning (l) ways parents can help their children practice reading; (2) vocabulary development, reading, and the Old Order Amish; (3) the "read to share" model or oral reading; and (4) motivating boys to read. (FL)

Reports that techniques that enhanced the quality and quantity of parents' communication with the school were found to improve children's short-term reading performance. (Author/FL)

Father role in infancy was examined through a comparison of the stimulus responses of 27 infants reared by their mothers in single-parent families with the stimulus responses of 28 infants in father-present families. (CM)

Social science literature has provided relatively little information about paternal influences on child development. As more men play an active role in child rearing, we can hope for a parallel change in methodology and concepts which would enable us to better understand the father's roles in his child's development. (Author/GC)

Minimal sex differences were found between male and female college students' perceptions of the following roles and role combinations: worker; spouse; parent; worker-spouse; and worker-parent. (Author/BEF)

Brown's (1979) assertion that frequency of input is not a significant variable in language acquisition was evaluated through a reanalysis of Brown's data. Frequency of parental speech input was found to be highly related to frequency of production. (Author/AM)

Presents two scales which attempt to measure two distinct aspects of consistency of parental behavior, Inconsistent Parental Discipline Scale and Parental Disagreement on Expectations of the Child Scale. The paper concludes with citations of reported research utilizing these measures. (Author/BEF)

Parents, especially those responsible for exceptional children, will often attempt to change their belief system dissonance. This dissonance can be changed by altering cognitions, modifying behaviors, or by avoiding dissonance-increasing situations. By being aware of these potential reactions to the parent conference, counselors can better handle…

A letter to parents, from an English department chairman, suggesting leisure reading and language activities for high school students and their families. (SJL)

A preventive program designed for junior high school students "at risk" for dropping out or becoming delinquent offenders is described. (Author/CL)

Focuses on the influence of television, particularly commercial television, on Australian school children. (CM)