The document records testimony presented at a hearing on the Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1985, which gives federal judges discretion to award to prevailing parents reasonable attorneys' fees associated with bringing their case to court. Prepared statements are presented from officials representing the American Association on Mental…

Ways parents can help their children deal with information and emotions associated with the threat of nuclear war are offered in this paper. Also included is a list of actions that children can take to make their opposition to nuclear war known. (RH)

Written by a kindergarten teacher in a school for blind children, the booklet is designed to give parents insights and guidelines to help prepare their visually handicapped child for school. Part I reviews characteristics of learning. Part II focuses on how children learn. A third section, which makes up most of the document, offers guidelines in…

The first of a series of booklets for parents of deaf blind children presents basic information on using hearing aids. Suggestions are given for protecting the aid and putting in the child's earmold. Parents are advised to put the aid on every day and do simple activities involving music and speech. Keeping a record during listening time is…

THE PROGRESS REPORT FOR 1964-65 WAS PRESENTED IN QUESTION-ANSWER FORM. PROVISIONS MADE FOR TEACHERS TO BECOME BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH STUDENTS INCLUDED MENTAL MATURITY TESTS GIVEN AT THE OPENING OF SCHOOL AND CONFERENCES HELD WITH PARENTS BY ONE OR MORE TEAM MEMBERS. THE PRINCIPAL MET WITH PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN SUMMER READINESS PROGRAMS DURING THE…

THIS IS AN ANECDOTAL STUDY BASED UPON PUBLISHED WORKS OF BIOGRAPHERS, HISTORIANS, AND ETHNOGRAPHERS PLUS UNCONTROLLED AND UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS AND REMINISCENCES OF PEOPLE WHO REPORTED EXPERIENCES IN TRYING TO TEACH MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES. THE STUDY WAS ENTIRELY EXPLORATORY AND DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE CONDITIONS…

Written for parents of handicapped children, the booklet provides information about special education and offers practical suggestions about working with school personnel to cooperatively plan for the child's education. Topics covered include content, development and process of an individualized education program (IEP) (including suggested…

The booklet presents information for parents of gifted and talented children. Topics addressed include the following: identification (early development, intellectual traits, language and academic skills, interests, and social and individual characteristics); parents' role in the education of their gifted/talented children; ways to encourage the…

The brochure is intended to help parents understand and aid their gifted children in home, school, and community. Gifted children are defined in terms of outstanding intellectual or creative ability and rank among the top 30% of the nation's school population. Studies are said to reveal that gifted children do not follow a uniform pattern in…

The handbook for parents of children in the mentally gifted minor program of Oceanside, California, explains the district plan, selection of students, classroom activities, and the parent role. Also noted are program purposes, program organization, instructional materials, special interests of pupils, special activities parents can provide,…

The article describes a counseling program that combines both educational and counseling techniques to ease a man's transition to parenthood in a three-stage program (before, during, and after the birth of the first child). It acknowledges that many institutional changes would be necessary to accommodate this program. (LPG)

This paper holds that children should participate in research only under conditions of adequately informed consent, that parents must be fully informed about research procedures and purposes, but that parental consent is a sufficient condition only for children without adequate capacity for informed choice. (Author)

Three competing hypotheses are tested regarding determinants of husband's (vs wife's) participation in 12 selected household/child-care activities. The research utilized interview responses of husbands, although it compares responses of both husbands and wives in a proportionate stratified area-probability sample from adjacent midwestern cities.…

The mother of a 14-year-old mentally retarded boy comments on the viewpoints of Dr. Sol Gordon (a sex education columnist) regarding masturbation, questions on sex, marriage, and the parents' role. (SBH)

Used quantitative and qualitative data from 23 independent older adults to explore these salient aspects of their parenting role: change over time; current need for the role; current expectations of adult children; and rights and responsibilities of older parents. (Author/ABB)