An education professor recounts her mother's profound influence on her life over the years. Her most important lesson was the sacredness of life. Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic. (3 references) (MLH)

This article provides suggestions on becoming an advocate for change in the educational services offered to a gifted child. The article emphasizes the importance of researching the situation before meeting with teachers and administrators, understanding the legal and political issues involved, networking with other parents, and formulating a…

This article examines characteristics of the young creative child, offers suggestions to encourage the development of creativity, and reviews potential problems associated with creative children. Suggestions include giving freedom and encouragement, using appropriate questioning techniques, and providing opportunities for creative thinking. (JDD)

Pilot study reports on use of children as street beggars in Kaduna, Nigeria. Begging usually occurs because children's parents are poor, disabled. Children may also be handicapped. Other child beggars are poor boys studying with Koranic mallams; children must provide own food and money for lessons by begging. Measures to assist beggar children are…

A newly revised parent questionnaire for the assessment of vocabulary and syntactic development, the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory-Toddlers, was evaluated. Concurrent validity correlations demonstrated high validity for parent report in both domains and some ability to differentially assess the two. (Author/DB)

Examined how fathers (n=32) of young children shaped fatherhood roles according to models in their lives. Respondents' own fathers were not seen as good role models. Fathers tended not to model behavior after particular individual but to select particular behaviors to incorporate into their roles. Subjects placed emphasis on providing role model…

A review of the literature suggests that fathers of children with disabilities are more interested in the needs of their children with disabilities than is customarily thought. Many fathers are constrained by "gate-keeping" roles of mothers and the structure of their children's programs. (Author/DB)

Offers suggestions for counselors and parents regarding active role parents can play in career development of their adolescent children. Three dimensions of the active role of parents are discussed: intentionality and meaning attributed to career influence by parents and adolescents, use of narrative, and sources of conflict. (Author/NB)

Developed Vulnerable Child/Overprotecting Parent Scale to measure overprotecting versus optimal developmental stimulation tendencies for parents of physically vulnerable children. Items were administered to parents whose parenting techniques had been rated as either highly overprotective or as optimal by group of physicians and other…

Explores common reactions that family members experience from living with a depressed child, reviews the family assessment of a depressed child or adolescent, and highlights specific therapeutic issues that typically arise in working with families of depressed children and adolescents. (NB)

Discusses the parental responsibility of giving guidance to young children to provide them with a safe world, set reasonable standards of civilized behavior, and provide a model of responsible action. Describes difficulties in establishing and maintaining firm guidance for children. Maintains that parents need to make demands reflecting children's…

Presents an interactive electronic conversation among a group of scholars. Participants examined the nature of relationships between professionals and school communities and debated the degree to which conflict was either inevitable or useful in sustaining this connection. They tried to imagine the organizational structures and policies needed to…

Examines the depiction of Latino fathers in children's picture books. Discusses issues, trends, and distinctive works. Suggests guidelines for selecting and evaluating books depicting Latino fathers and father figures, and recommends appropriate teaching activities. Contains a bibliography that reflects various Latino cultures. (SLD)

Discusses the impact and the potential of the Internet on education. Suggests that educators and parents need to deal with the lack of quality assurance of the Internet. Addresses readability and appropriateness for children. Notes that successful use of the Internet by children requires that teachers provide instruction in multiple sources and…

Compares the psychosocial outcomes and family processes across five family constellations among 634 African-American adolescents. Results challenge the assumptions that nonresident fathers are absent from their children's lives, and that living with single mothers adversely affects psychosocial development of African-American adolescents.…