In contrast to the traditional psychoanalytical approach, the developmental approach to dealing with parental reactions to the birth of a handicapped child offers greater support and allows for an evolution of parent roles. Further, the developmental approach can free parents to act as agents for changing social views toward "deviant" individuals.…

Discusses the role of immigrant parents' attitudes toward the majority culture in their children's second-language acquisition and overall educational achievement. (EKN)

The author discusses the need for parents to teach their disabled children social skills and to aid the child's adjustment by encouraging appropriate clothing and manners. (CL)

Describes an attempt to evaluate an autism treatment model as it functions in an ongoing clinical service. The model, developed by Schopler and Reichler (1971), uses a developmental-behavioral approach and trains parents to be therapists for their own autistic children. Participants were 15 autistic children between two and eight years of age and…

Describes how a workshop for career women (N=20) faced with a conflict over the motherhood decision was designed, conducted, and evaluated. Review of data suggested that the workshop increased awareness of positive and negative aspects of both choice alternatives, providing a realistic and informed vantage point for decision making. (LLL)

A parent outreach program in Ontario uses parents of handicapped children as paraprofessionals. Parents were given 10-day training on such subjects as behavioral goals and objectives, task analysis, student evaluation and record keeping, and liaison between home and school. (CL)

Argues that there is no connection between criminality and parenting ability and that helping professions must deal with the needs and best interests of children with whom they work and maintain contact with imprisoned parent, regardless of the social stigma involved. (Author/CMG)

Explains why career education is needed, how it is being implemented, the extent to which it has produced evidence of its worth, and suggests ways in which parents can become involved. (JOW)

This article reviews current practices, both nationwide and in Ohio, regarding family involvement in early childhood career education. Also discussed are the parents' planning and advisory role and participant role; several recommendations are offered. Available from: PS 504 969. (JMB)

The present study is a replication of a study published by Hobbs a decade ago. Results confirm what was found in 1965. New parents had only slight amounts of difficulty in adjusting to the first child and mothers reported significantly greater amounts of difficulty than did fathers. (Author)

Today, parents are struggling to ensure that their children have the education and skills they need to compete and win in the 21st century economy. But children spend more time watching television than any other activity except sleeping--and for many parents that is cause for concern. In fact, children spend 4 times as much time each week…

The message of this series of books, "Parents and Children Together," is that parents and children should get together, talk about stories, and learn together. This book, "Parents as Models," contains several stories that can be read and discussed by parents and children in a relaxed way. The book has a companion audiotape.…

This booklet provides information on one of the most common and underrated problems of childhood--bullying. A study has shown that 15 to 20% of children are involved in bullying once or twice during a school year either as the bullying person or as the victim. The booklet reviews recent research on bullying, discussing who bullies and why, whom…

Fathers were compared to mothers and strangers as elicitors of attachment behavior in infants. Infants usually preferred their mothers as measured by length of time taken to approach mother and use of mother as secure base. (ST)