An Ohio mental health clinic utilized Head Start as a means of reaching poverty-level families. The staff worked with young children rather than attempt psychotherapy with adults. Teachers improved in their relationship with the children, and many of the children previously classified as maladaptive showed improvement. (DM)

The authors propose a model of a family community school using the immediate neighborhood as the locus of activity and the school as a problem solving center where individuals of all ages and families of all kinds join together, using their own resources with others to solve everyday educational and social problems for mutual benefit. (Author)

Discusses the evolution of today's family and examines issues and solutions that may contribute to a re-valuation of the child's place in society. (MP)

Describes a community education project that aims to (1) make available to parents of young children stimulating toys, books, and other materials at a reasonable price; (2) stimulate discussion of educational issues relevant to parents; and (3) establish new kinds of links between parents and the schools and nurseries attended by their children.…

Discusses four obstacles to improvement in child care: attitudes towards it, its relationship to family life, lack of training, and inadequate work conditions. (Author/SS)

A drug prevention curriculum for use in school health education programs is outlined. The curriculum is based on the premise that schools should actively participate in students' social and emotional development. (JMF)

Data for this paper were drawn from surveys of 727 teachers and 1278 students. Findings are reviewed on teachers' perceptions of the causes of discipline problems, their frustrations about organizational constraints on discipline, and students' views of the ineffectiveness of two commonly used methods of punishment: suspension and extra homework.…

This paper describes two simple, informal checklists that can be used to assess the range of experiences and activities of preschool children. Data from use of the checklists with a large sample of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children are provided. (Author/DB)

The balancing act between work and life away from work has gotten so complicated that few are able to pull it off. Employers are blurring the lines between the two by offering day care for aged parents or children and flexible scheduling that allows some to work at home. (JOW)

Responses from 396 women and 316 men with caregiving responsibilities showed that eldercare significantly interfered with women's jobs, but not with men's. Family responsibilities were related to women's job dissatisfaction and absenteeism. Work's interference with family was associated with job costs for both genders and with job…

The relationship between work-family balance and quality of life was assessed for 353 accounting professionals. Those who spent more time on family than work experienced higher quality of life than balanced individuals, who experienced higher quality than those who spent more time on work. Findings were similar for level of involvement balance and…

Examined how services are provided to families enrolled in Early Head Start (EHS). Surveyed EHS staff from four waves of the programs in six Midwestern states regarding the process of developing goals using documents such as Family Partnership Agreement (FPA). Found that the majority of staff who develop FPAs are family service providers and staff…

This naturalistic study, designed to explore family empowerment as one outcome of cooperative preschool education, included observation, focus groups, and home visits with caregiver participants. Findings highlight the personal growth and acquisition of skills that occurred during the empowerment process in such areas as affiliation, setting the…