A parent of a handicapped child points out problem areas in inservice teacher education, including neglect of the children's emotional involvement in programing and lack of parental participation in inservice sessions. (CL)

A new format for newsletters that makes effective school-parent communication possible with a reasonable amount of teacher effort is suggested. (CM)

The article reviews ways in which parents of learning disabled students can become involved with different educational settings (clinics, schools, home and community) and different service functions (identification, assessment, programing, implementation and evaluation). (CL)

The author discusses two different approaches to management of learning disabilities: the brain-based or process-oriented approach and the behavior-based or goal-oriented approach. (SBH)

Educational objectives for a young Down's Syndrome child are cited to underline the importance of parental involvement with handicapped and developmentally disabled infants. (CL)

Described is the Parent Infant Program at the United Cerebral Palsy Center in New York City, an interdisciplinary program for atypical infants and their parents. (CL)

Measured metabolic control, adherence, life stress, social competence, and parental support in adolescents (N=104) with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Found that stress was directly associated with metabolic control, independent of the link between adherence and metabolic control. Social competence buffered negative association between…

Investigated 169 family stories told by 56 families. Found no generational differences in number and types of stories. Parents were considered main source of stories; grandparents were main characters. More male than female characters were used, and themes of personality, work, and family were predominant. Concluded that stories go down into…

Watching television is not necessarily a bad habit, and when parents monitor their children's viewing habits, it can prove educational. Ways parents might teach their children to view television programs and commercials critically are suggested. (JL)

Parents are instrumental in teaching children to become critical viewers. However, parents should also provide children alternatives to television; the article suggests ways in which to accomplish this. Tips to guide viewing and motivate reading are given. (JL)

A longitudinal study investigated variations in the coping patterns of 52 married men who experienced infertility problems in their first marriage. Styles of coping considered were initial substitutes, subsequent parenting resolutions, and final marital outcomes and the impact of these variations on the men's subsequent success in achieving…

The importance of cooperative and honest interaction between a school and parents in making a good decision about whether or not to retain a child is emphasized. The roles of school and parents are defined. An inset box summarizes research findings on retention and lists other alternatives to promotion. (MT)

Ideas are presented for parents in reducing their child's anxiety about school, including (1) talk with the child; (2) discuss how to relate to teachers; (3) suggest ways of making friends; (4) help children become organized; and (5) accept the child. (CB)

Factors which make a science program effective are discussed, including such skills as: observation; data collection; classification; inference; measurement; prediction; communication; relationships; hypothesis; and models. (CB)

A pilot program which integrated five severely handicapped children into regular primary grade classes in Edmonton, Alberta, is described. The program was developed as a result of encouragement by parents of handicapped children in an integrated preschool program. (DB)