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Johnson, Tanya F. – G/C/T, 1985
Parents of gifted children can play the role of mediators in helping their gifted children adjust to relationships with adults and with peers. Problems encountered include being treated as a little adult, dominating the peer group, and having weird ideas. (CL)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Gifted, Parent Role, Peer Relationship
White, Phil; And Others – Special Education: Forward Trends, 1984
A project in which parents are asked to conduct brief daily reading sessions with their reading problem children and to complete probing and charting tasks has shown encouraging progress. (CL)
Descriptors: Parent Role, Program Effectiveness, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction
Prichard, Barbara – G/C/T, 1985
Parents' attitudes about their gifted children are examined and suggestions are given for parenting five types of gifted children: the perfectionist, the child/adult, the exception, the self-critic, and the well-integrated child. A. Maslow's hierarchy of social-emotional needs is applied to parenting. (CL)
Descriptors: Gifted, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role
Provencal, Gerald; Taylor, Ruth – Exceptional Parent, 1983
One successful approach to monitoring group homes for people with developmental disabilities features a parent monitoring committee with specific administrative and observational duties. Members evaluate homes on the basis of residents' rights, general environment, and staff performance. (CL)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes, Parent Role, Program Evaluation
Involved Parents: Characteristics and Resouces of Fathers and Mothers of Young Handicapped Children.
Vadasy, Patricia F.; And Others – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1984
Fathers participating in a pilot program for fathers of young handicapped children were compared to newly enrolled fathers, and husbands' and wives' responses were compared. Pilot group fathers were less depressed, had more positive feelings about interactions with their children, and had greater access to social supports. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Fathers, Parent Participation, Parent Role
Kearney, Katheryn – G/C/T, 1984
Parents of two gifted children are interviewed about their decision to teach their children at home. The parents describe their reasons for taking the children out of school and the benefits of home schooling and offer suggestions for other parents contemplating the idea. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Home Schooling, Parent Role
Peer reviewedLinnehan, Paul J. – English Journal, 1984
A parody of Swift that calls for American parents to once again take the responsibility of education for their children by teaching them by computer at home and abolishing the school system. (CRH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Humor, Parent Role, Parody
Ball, Thomas S.; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1984
Graduates of a community-based training course for parents of developmentally disabled children were recruited as training assistants. Outcome was measured in terms of cost effectiveness as savings of professional staff's time, changes in outcome, and problems and limitations. Results strongly support the continued use of parents as teaching…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Parent Education, Parent Role, Program Effectiveness
Gardner, James C. – Bureau Memorandum, 1976
Provided are suggestions for parents of preschool or primary age children with exceptional educational needs. (IM)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Parent Role, Skill Development, Young Children
Lukenbill, W. Bernard – School Library Journal, 1974
The author analyzed 50 titles in terms of 1) descriptive data about fathers, and 2) father-family interpersonal relationships and behavior. (JB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Fathers, Literary Criticism, Parent Role
Peer reviewedHerman, William W. – Adolescence, 1973
Author describes 16 types of disturbed fathers and their effects on the behavior of their children. (CB)
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Parent Role
Exceptional Parent, 1971
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Handicapped Children, Parent Role, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewedGross, Louise – Childhood Education, 1972
One mother describes her communal child rearing experiences. (NH)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Collective Settlements, Community Responsibility, Parent Role
Peer reviewedEdelfelt, Roy A. – Educational Horizons, 1971
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Parent Role, Student Role, Teacher Role
Peer reviewedCrabb, Pauline – Young Children, 1970
Descriptors: Creativity, Emotional Development, Parent Role, Preschool Children
