Describes the development and content of a comprehensive measure of perceived parental role responsibilities among individuals employed fulltime. Responses from 600 working women and men were used to select items. The final 78-item measure consists of 13 scales, all of which showed good reliability and construct validity. (Author/RC)

Posits several reasons why the majority of Greek children learn to read well in spite of problems faced by the Greek educational system. (AEA)

Ideas parents can use to instill safe driving habits in teenagers are discussed. Among them are tips for dealing with impatience and traffic congestion, avoiding rollovers, and being alert to other hazards, such as wet brakes, distractions, and driving after drinking. (PP)

Reviews research showing that children beginning to read are often confused by the task. Suggests that this confusion is the result of factors both in the home and at school and calls for research that would identify those factors. (FL)

Studied single-parent fathers to assess goal facilitation, transition procedures, normative change, role strain, and ease of role transition. Concluded that single-parent fathers, although able to adjust successfully, may improve their adjustment by gaining education and experience with children, and participating in household activities. (Author)

Studies alternate custody arrangements: joint custody and father custody. Interviews indicate that joint custody decisions are an outgrowth of prior parent-child relationships. The children interviewed asserted that their best interests are served when they participate in the custody decision-making. (Author/JAC)

Presents examples of young children using written language. Shows teachers and parents what they can learn from children's developing sense of written language. Suggests activities by which parents and teachers can spur child language development. (RL)

The follow-up data reported a long-term (three to nine years out of treatment) evaluation of 40 children who were clients of the Regional Intervention Program (RIP) for disturbed students from 1969 to 1978. (Author)

Results of a three-year study of development of talent are presented, with emphasis on the special qualities of Olympic swimmers, pianists, and research mathematicians who attained "world class" status in their fields prior to the age of 35. (Author)

The article analyzes the controversy over total communication vs. oralism in the education of hearing impaired students, notes the differences between speech and language, and suggests points to be considered by parents in deciding on one or the other approach. (CL)

Examines the role of day care in the Australian community and offers six principles of effective day care. The principles are based on the assumption that good quality day care facilitates and enhances child development and does not jeopardize the attachment between mothers and their children. (Author/CM)

Indicates that a program for parents of preschool children that emphasized the teaching of language and cognitive skills to children was successful in improving the school readiness scores of those children. (FL)

The career development process begins in early childhood and continues throughout life. Parents play a significant role in the career development of their children. It is expected that school officials would make the involvement of parents in school-based career education/career guidance programs a high priority. (Author)

Studied kinship in Italian-American families with an emphasis on the sibling relationship. Focused interviews were conducted with 74 Italian-American homogeneous marriages, 98 inter-marriages, and 56 Protestants of European background. Found intermarried families more involved in kinship activities with the greatest differences between groups…

Studied the coping methods of 20 female higher education administrators who combined career and family roles. Results indicated that they were efficient but had to make sacrifices and lower standards, such as delaying writing for publication, obtaining advanced degrees, and taking vacations. (JAC)