Outlines successful strategies for encouraging parents to stay involved in their children's education: (1) increasing communication; (2) improving participation; (3) encouraging cooperation; and (4) developing partnerships. (LMI)

Focus groups of 43 parents in Nashville elicited opinions of their children's education. They perceived local schools to be okay, but thought education overall was in trouble. Collectively, a lack of parental involvement was a serious problem. (SK)

Explored low-income, minority parents' ideas and attitudes about education, investigating their interaction patterns with schools. Parent interviews indicated that low instances of parent involvement did not reflect lack of interest in their children's education. Instead, parent-school interactions were controlled by highly defined, socially…

This article suggests ways that families of children with visual impairments can promote the travel skills of their children. Topics covered include ways to share information during travel, involving children in travel, involving children with nondrivers, helping adolescents who will not drive gain increased independence, and supporting young…

Interviewed depressed and non-depressed mothers on their breastfeeding practices and perceptions of their infants' feeding behavior. Found that, compared to non-depressed mothers, depressed mothers breast fed less often, stopped breastfeeding earlier, and scored lower on a breastfeeding confidence scale. Mothers who breastfed rather than bottle…

The author proposes ways to strengthen family bonds and connect youth more closely with caring adults as an antidote to pervasive cultural messages that chemicals are "cool." (Author)

Explains that good sportsmanship in childhood athletics is about respecting one's opponents, one's coach, one's teammates, and oneself. In practice, it may involve controlling one's own frustrations while being courteous to all others involved in the sport. The paper focuses on how sportsmanship develops, the responsibility of parents to serve as…

Outlines common custody, visitation, child and spousal support, and property arrangements and identifies factors which correlate with various arrangements. Based on review, questions are raised that family life educators, therapists, and policy advocates should consider when planning and implementing their interventions, and possible program…

Discusses the advantages of foster parents as primary teachers of independent living skills to the foster adolescents in their home. Discusses the skills which are most essential to youth for self-sufficiency. (RJC)

Outlines development of children's fears of nuclear war. Suggests professional and parental interventions to alleviate fears through use of small-group experiences, dyadic exercises, and a computer-based game. "10 Myths About Children's Nuclear Fears: A Guide For Adults" is appended. (Author/NB)

Investigates children's reading interests, the extent to which their parents are aware of these interests, and the ability of parents and children to select books at appropriate reading levels. (RAE)

Discusses the author's thoughts prior to, during, and after a literacy workshop for parents. Argues that parents want and need to play a stronger role in their children's education, and that educators and researchers need to find a different kind of language to communicate better with parents. (JAD)

Seven parents conducted assessments in an outpatient clinic using a prescribed hierarchy of antecedent and consequence treatment components for their children's problem behavior. Brief assessment of potential treatment components identified variables controlling children's appropriate behavior. Experimental control was achieved for six of the…

Discusses the interventions that stepfamily couples report to be the most helpful in dealing with the challenges that they encounter. These include validation and normalization of stepfamily life, psychoeducation, development of a parenting coalition, reduction of feelings of helplessness, and strengthening the couple relationship. (JPS)