The article discusses the rationale and advantages of school-based parent training in child behavior management. The research literature on behavioral parent training is reviewed. Information on packaged behavioral parent training programs, as well as other resources for practitioners and parents, is provided. (Author/DB)

Used readability formulas to calculate the difficulty level of randomly selected passages from 16 parent education publications. Reading levels varied by three or four grades in 15 of the 16 publications. At least high school level reading ability would be required to comprehend 10 of the publications. (Author/NRB)

In addressing goals of parent education in early childhood, the Growing Child Model, with its age-specific feature, provides knowledge for parents at the precise time in their young child's life when this knowledge is most needed. Evaluative data on the monthly newsletter are cited. (Author/CL)

The author reviews the history, current activities, and concerns of the Closer Look Information Center, parent information centers, and the Protection and Advocacy Network, finding that these have disseminated basic rights and specific information well, but now need to address problems requiring broad legal knowledge and sophisticated analysis.…

Videotapes were taken of 57 mothers and their handicapped infants and of 23 mother-child dyads four months later in a study of the Teaching Skills Inventory, a measure to assess changes in parents' performance as teachers of their own children. (CL)

Examines the historical relationship among early childhood education, parenting education, and adult education. (JOW)

Children are at greater risk than adults for lead poisoning because children absorb lead more readily than adults, and a small amount of lead in children's bodies can do a great deal of harm. Some of the causes and effects of childhood lead poisoning and suggests some lead poisoning prevention strategies that parent educators can share with…

The Bill Wilkerson Hearing and Speech Center Program for hearing-impaired children emphasizes the value of detecting hearing impairment in infancy, followed by immediate intervention in the form of an intensive parent teaching program which stresses the maximization of residual hearing to enhance natural language acquisition. (Author/JA)

Suggestions concern how parents can help get their handicapped daughters involved in Girl Scouting. (KW)

General procedures involved in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of individual psychological tests are explained for parents. (KW)

Suggestions are made to parents of handicapped children concerning whether to send their child to summer camp, and how to find and evaluate appropriate camps. (KW)

Identifies three styles of sibling rivalry and three parent leadership styles, discussing parental mediation of sibling disputes through contracting and providing examples of group discipline techniques that facilitate development of less negative forms of rivalry and that support positive sibling bonding. (RH)