The decision-making approach develops skills useful in a variety of situations and belief systems. Child caregivers can create environments that are rich in decision-making experiences so that children can make decisions effectively and accept responsibility for them as they approach adulthood. (JOW)

Conducted in a residential treatment program for adolescent boys, this study examined the relationship between reward/fine patterns of staff members, the feelings of the boys toward staff, and boys' behavior patterns. A method of looking at the functional aspects of a worker's interaction with children was developed. (SB)

Noting that little research about stability and continuity in the child care workforce has focused on the fast-growing sector of license-exempt informal relative care, this report focuses on labor turnover among subsidized license-exempt providers as part of a larger longitudinal study of all sectors of the child care workforce in Alameda County,…

"Zero to Three" is a single-focus bulletin of the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families providing insight from multiple disciplines on the development of infants, toddlers, and their families. Responding to family needs in the wake of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, this issue focuses on infants, toddlers, and terror.…

As part of the Assessing the New Federalism project, this report investigates the different types of child care arrangements, including unsupervised "self-care" that families with working mothers use for their school-age children. The study investigated how child care patterns differ by the age of the child, family income, race and ethnicity,…

Describes a staff training program that used a series of taped lessons to help inexperienced child care workers develop understanding of concepts of human behavior and child care. (DR)

Discusses stages very young children pass through as they learn to tell stories, including related activities such as picture telling and personal narrations. Also suggests how adults can recognize children's stories, and the role adults can play in facilitating children's story telling. Educational implications are indicated. (RH)

Provides guidelines for conducting art activities with very young children, paying particular attention to the function of play equipment as artistic catalyst, approaches to creativity, and the role of the adult in providing a supportive presence. (RH)

States that children in out-of-home care are often subjected to physical and sexual abuse and to abuse by the child welfare system in general. Calls for systematic collection and investigation of reports about abuse of children in out-of-home care. (Author/GC)

In two studies, photographs of facial expressions of normal and Down's syndrome infants were viewed by mothers who recognized discrete emotions and reported regularities in caregiving associated with these emotions. Stimulating interactions were reported more frequently for high intensity expressions than for low intensity expressions. High…

Discusses results of a questionnaire given to 485 high school students concerning their expectations of and problems in the role of babysitter. (SS)

Describes a 15-hour babysitting course for sixth-graders that includes creative play activities, safety, and first-aid instruction, as well as child-care and discipline techniques. A bibliography for babysitters is appended. (Author/SJL)

Presents basic concepts and techniques for developing an effective, supportive program for supervising child care workers in residential facilities. (CM)

Describes attachment theory, explores its application to group counseling, and elaborates points of interest to group workers. Focuses on attachment styles, attachment and caregiving, the group leader's goals, the group as an attachment experience, interventions based on attachment theory, its use in psychoeducational groups, and complexities in…