Only in the West, or traditional societies destroyed by contact with the West are there those who define themselves as alcoholics. The alcoholic feels himself to be vulnerable. At the same time, he cannot tolerate the intimacy of a relationship in which he could be protected and dependent. (Author)

The mother of a retarded child recalls the stages she went through in accepting her 5-year-old daughter's handicap. (SBH)

The study compared child behavior in 21 child abusive and 21 nonabusive matched comparison families. While independent observations showed few significant differences in rates of either child or parental behaviors, both mothers and fathers in the abusive group rated their children as more aggressive and more hyperactive than did controls.…

Conducted a longitudinal analysis of the relationship of divorce to the national suicide rate in Canada. Found the suicide rate varied directly with the rate of family dissolution, even after taking into account the effects of unemployment and females' participation in the labor force. (Author/ABB)

A concept of seductive mother-toddler relationships was initially validated. Subsequent research showed "seductiveness" was stable, though transformed, from 24 to 42 months; the same mothers were not found to be seductive with male or female siblings; mothers seductive with boys were derisively hostile toward daughters. (Author/RH)

A case study of a behavior disordered 11-year-old illustrates the need for school counseling personnel to consider not only the child's psychoeducational and mental health needs but also relationship patterns within and between family and school. A series of strategies are offered to show how dysfunctional patterns can be broken. (Author/DB)

Compared four groups of parent caring daughters. Found that the "conflicted" workers and women who had quit work had the most impaired mothers and more of them had experienced lifestyle disruptions and caregiving strain. Two groups of workers were more career-oriented; two groups of nonworkers held more traditional views of women's…

An adapted version of the Impact on Family Scale, a rating scale for measuring the impact of the handicapped child on family members, was completed by 49 mothers of children between 36 and 64 months of age. Evaluation suggested the adapted scale is effective in assessing the effects of early intervention programs on families. (Author/DB)

The study of families (N=42) who had adopted or were long-term fostering mentally retarded children found very positive outcomes for most families in contrast to results from other studies with mentally retarded birth children. (Author/DB)

Considers the effects on the family of the principles of individualism and capitalism that permeate Western culture. Finds Western culture creating autonomous, self-reliant, competitive, and consumer-oriented individuals, who create families that are chaotic, tenuous, and non-relational in their mode of operation. Discusses the educator's role in…

Presents a brief portrait of perceptions of prison life and reactions of family member to the incarceration. Proposes a model for prerelase and postrelease couples and/or family therapy and addresses why this approach often constitutes an "essential part" of the package of services that should be offered prior to and after discharge. (Author/ABL)

Examined the relation between the developmental social-cognitive capacity for interpersonal negotiation and both parental-risk and adolescent outcome variables in adolescents 11 to 19 years of age. Found that adolescents' interpersonal negotiation strategies (INS) negatively correlated with duration of parental illness, and that INS level…

Used combined longitudinal, cross-sectional design to determine problems, concerns, and needs of 184 new families with firstborn infants at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after the birth of their child. Infant illness was single most frequently reported problem with infant crying, feeding, and nutrition concerns, and parent-centered problems such as role…

Discusses censorship and high school newspapers, focusing on the controversy surrounding a student reporter's story about the rape of her sister. (AEW)

This article provides a brief overview of basic types of genetic disorders and how they are manifested in children with particular emphasis on facial deformities that early childhood special educators see in the classroom. Service delivery networks for genetic screening are described as well as sources of family support groups. (Author)