Considers how human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and substance use are changing child welfare practice. Briefly presents case examples and statistics to illustrate scope of problem and need for caregiver training. Describes Caregiver Training Project, effort to develop training materials to enhance ability of parent educators and other family…

Investigated interpersonal vulnerability variables (marital history and quality of relationship prior to onset of Alzheimer's disease), caregiver resources, and appraisals of stressors as predictors of positive and negative outcomes among 72 wife caregivers. All variables were significant predictors of depression and quality of life even after…

Used stress and coping model to study predictors of individual differences in caregiver depression and satisfaction among 72 wife caregivers of husbands with Alzheimer's disease. Specifically examined relationship-focused caregiver coping strategies. Findings support need for expansion of conceptualization of caregiver coping to include…

Based on interviews with widows and wives, examined effects of marital status on older women's help to kin and friends. Although married women provided more help to kin than did widows, most differences could be explained in terms of greater material resources marriage provided. Widows spent more time and gave more practical help to friends than…

Discusses aspects of professional education for individuals working in caring roles, particularly with reference to dementia. Describes three experiential learning exercises together with the opportunities they provide for moral development. Makes suggestions about the moral demands of care work and draws inferences for the practice of moral…

Used an event-based approach to study the nature of coordination in 3- and 6-month olds during interaction with their caregivers. Found that infants coordinated their vocalizations and facial actions more than expected by chance. When two communicative events were temporally associated across modalities, one event tended to be embedded within the…

Notes that the introduction of children of staff into programs can be problematic; offers suggestions for a smooth transition. Suggests that role distinctions should be clarified for staff-parent, staff-child and others to help all parties understand their particular responsibilities. An even application of center rules and open communication with…

Discusses child abuse and using the "What If..." game to help students learn how to create safety for themselves. Notes issues interfering with identification of child abuse, and ways to prepare young babysitters to be in charge of a safe environment. Offers a global perspective on child exploitation, and presents guidelines for teachers…

Discusses development of Early Childhood Studies (ECS) programs in Britain within social, political, and ideological context, and how ECS degrees could affect early-childhood workforce, parents, children, and society in general. Includes description of ECS programs at five institutions. (LBT)

Contributes to research on child-directed speech by examining the use of two types of utterances (reported speech and prompts) in interactions involving mothers, toddlers, and other adults or siblings in rural Senegal. Shows that mothers attempt to promote exchange in a triadic framework, with the goal of making the child part of a complex set of…

Discusses the professional standards established by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Explains the necessity of periodic revision of the guidelines and the benefits of doing so. Outlines the essential elements of NAEYC guidelines: child development and learning; curriculum development and implementation;…

Presents strategies for early childhood educators and child caregivers for identifying potential developmental delays and disabilities among the children they work with. Suggests using a developmental checklist, documenting actual activities, talking with the director, meeting with the parents, and referring parents to the appropriate agency. (KB)

Three studies tested the hypothesis that children's difficulty acquiring dimensional adjectives, such as big and little, is a consequence of how these words are used by adults. Findings indicated that children easily acquired novel dimension words when such words were used in a strictly comparative fashion, but had difficulty when also exposed to…

Examines the impact of state welfare reform policies on the parental involvement of low-income single African American fathers participating in a community-based parenting program (N=40). Results show that welfare policies gave precedence to child support /providing and dismissed fathers' in-kind caregiving. (Author/MKA)

Examines direct and indirect effects of an elder's impairment on the caregiving stress of employed sons and daughters. Data, based on 1,585 employees, indicate that the direct effect of impairment on stress is stronger for cognitive-behavioral problems than it is for limitations in activities of daily living. (RJM)