Outlines the characteristics of a good caregiver and good surroundings for babies, examining the differences among different types of care, discussing costs, and suggesting ways to find an appropriate caregiving situation. (KS)

Demonstrates how the use of the California Psychological Inventory, as an adjunct to interviews and reference checks, improved the likelihood of selecting the best potential child care workers for emotionally and/or behaviorally disturbed adolescents. This inventory correctly distinguished between characteristics associated with the groups of…

Reports findings of a survey investigating attorneys' and early childhood education specialists' attitudes about proposed laws to increase the protection or rights of children. Substantial differences were found in the opinions of these two groups. (RH)

This bulletin, part of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's "Crimes against Children Series," draws on the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System to provide data on the frequency and nature of crimes against children committed by babysitters. According to the bulletin, babysitters account for approximately 4 percent…

The Sandwich Generation refers to individuals who have multiple caregiving responsibilities for children under 18, as well as parents, grandparents or other aging relatives. Employees who are the caregivers cannot help but bring the stress of the situation to the workplace. Existing research suggests that these responsibilities take a toll on…

This guide presents techniques to assist others in coping with the loss of a loved one. Using the language of 9 layperson, the book contains more than 100 tips for caregivers or loved ones. A simple step is presented on each page, followed by reasons and instructions for each step. Chapters include: "What to Say"; "Helpful Things to Do"; "Dealing…

The Great Lakes Resource Access Project (GLRAP), a federally-funded program through the Department of Health and Human Services, provides training and technical assistance in the area of disability services to Head Start staff in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The GLRAP investigated the impact of the Personal…

A program designed to provide intensive work experience for high school students who are interested in teaching or in less formal work with children is described. (DB)

Urges the members of the National Association for the Education of Young Children to work together toward achieving more social and economic support for child care programs and workers. (MP)

Challenges the assumption that males should be employed to counterbalance the "feminized" environment in early education. An argument is made for recruitment of androgynous men to break the stereotype, perpetuated in the educational literature and the media, that the male is valued solely for his macho image. (Author)

Discusses the causes and symptoms of stress and its effect on people in child-care programs. Ways of coping with stress are outlined. (CM)

Surveyed more than 1,200 families with newborns during the infants' first year to establish data about basic demographics of child care: initiation and amount; child care history patterns; and types, multiplicity, and stability of care. Found high reliance on infant care, rapid entry into care post birth, and instability in care. (MT)

The child-care facility is rapidly growing into the role of gatekeeper on food intake for children. This article describes guidelines for children's nutritional needs, what children are actually eating, how to make menus more nutritious (including recipes), how to strengthen menus and keep food costs low, and the use of food banks. (EV)

Compared direction and purpose of touch, type, body area touched, and responses to touch for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers observed in early childhood classrooms. Found that infants received more touch than older children. Touch involving "vulnerable body parts" and negative responses occurred more often among toddlers than…

Examined effects on duration of gaze of infant- and adult-directed (ID and AD) speech signalling presentation of adult faces. Found that, when ID speech segments signaled presentation of a smiling, sad, fearful, or angry face, significant and comparable conditioning occurred with the smiling and sad faces, whereas nonsignificant and more variable…