The mother of a 7-year-old deaf girl describes her daughter's early oral training and reviews the family's eventually successful efforts (through due process hearings) to change her public school placement from a total communication-oriented class to an oral program. (CL)

The study examined the prediction of group membership of 40 learning disabled and 40 normal children (mean age 11.2 years for both groups) on the basis of preference for laterality of the children and of their parents. (Author/PHR)

Discusses various ways that parents can serve schools as volunteers as well as some productive spinoffs resulting from their educational assistance to teachers. (RK)

Argues that some widely held beliefs about the field of child welfare do not stand up under close examination. Considers myths concerning failure, community support, superiority of community care, client noncontribution. A number of dilemmas are also discussed. (MS)

Discusses results of the first survey of an entire English county of parents' knowledge of drugs and drug issues, embracing parents of younger as well as older children. Asserts that results establish need for more coordinated, informed, and systematic guidance to parents and a strengthened relationship between school drug programs and parents.…

Describes how two kindergarten teachers involved parents in helping their children construct "sharing time" conversations. Discusses parental reactions, problems created, impact on student self-esteem, and new relationships formed between parents and teachers around this literacy event. (SR)

Ideas about parent and adolescent responsibilities were explored in a sample of 195 adolescent females, 192 mothers, and 153 maternal grandmothers to study generational differences. Survey results indicate that adolescents were more likely to link parental provision of material goods with autonomy issues than were their mothers or grandmothers.…

To further the understanding of the determinants of fathering, the parenting of 64 fathers of first-born male toddlers was observed. Assessed the associations between fathering behaviors and variables representing three broad domains of influence on parenting (parent characteristics, social-contextual factors, and child characteristics), as well…

Examined the concurrent and cross-time relations of parents' warmth and positive expressivity to elementary school children's situational facial and self-reported empathic responding, social competence, and externalizing problems. Found that parents' positive expressivity mediated the relation between parental warmth and children's empathy, and…

Describes a study in which collaborative writing among 40 mothers and their second grade children was observed, and maternal beliefs on spelling were extracted from interviews. Finds low socioeconomic status children had more spelling errors and discussed spelling with their mothers more frequently than high socioeconomic status children. Finds…

A study of 54 mothers with a dissociative disorder, 20 mothers with other mental problems, and 20 normal mothers investigated what effect, if any, dissociation had on parenting. When tested on the Subjective Experiences of Parenting Scale, mothers with dissociation presented significantly more negative parenting behavior and attitudes. (CR)

Discusses "partnerships" in child protection as they relate to the families of children subject to these services. Suggests that parents are ignored or deliberately excluded from the process, leading to "learned helplessness." Claims that good intentions of professionals are necessary but insufficient for partnership, which can…

Suggests that the fatherhood movement has gained strength recently. Explores father absence and father involvement in families, defining male involvement, and seeks to increase male involvement in schools. Notes a survey of Montessori schools which indicated positive statistics for male involvement, including high percentages of men who…

Proposes that students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) learn differently than other students. Discusses two studies of ADHD students. Concludes such students may learn better in the afternoon instead of the morning; with tactile and kinesthetic instructional resources; in soft illumination; with Multisensory Instructional…