Describes the Milwaukee Multimedia Home Education Project, which helps parents assist preschool children to acquire learning and language skills. (DD)

Describes the development of a center that provides instructional materials and resources for parents and their children. (SB)

Describes one model for an integrated, multi-agency program for adolescent mothers and their children. Each of the four agencies involved provides financial support and is responsible for one component of the program. Factors important in its success include a wide base of support, on-site services, established mechanisms for integration, and…

A programed instructional manual and modeling were used to train three first-time and three expectant fathers in a set of infant-care skills. The training package produced criterion performance by both sets of fathers, and effects transferred from hospital to home setting for expectant fathers. (Author/JW)

The director of a school for the gifted explains strategies used to promote positive attitudes toward gifted education among parents, school staff, the public (in regard to funding), and students. (Author/DB)

The author discusses the role of parents in providing individual career guidance to their children. He describes a program called "Today's Youth and Tomorrow's Careers" that trains counselors to help parents fulfill this role. (CH)

Nine mentally retarded mothers received group training in decision making using vignettes describing child raising situations. Significant changes in identification of decision-making steps and their application were observed and maintained for a month after training for both types of vignettes. (Author/DB)

The article defines "supported employment" for severely disabled persons and describes a Maryland parent training program which focused on understanding the range of employment options, the components of the supported work model, and actions to promote supported employment options. A hypothetical case study examined by parents in the course is…

Describes parent education group for parents of gifted children whose purpose was to help parents develop a better understanding of their children and to increase their comfort in raising their gifted children. Claims that after participation parents (N=23) demonstrated understanding of gifted children's needs. (ABL)

The author describes Minnesota's Early Childhood Family Education program for all children from birth to kindergarten and their parents. Topics include the types of activities each local program undertakes, administration and planning, and financing. A list of important program attributes is included. (CH)

Investigated relationships among parenting knowledge, quality of stimulation in the home environment, and infant developmental performance in three socioeconomic status groups. In low socioeconomic status families, parenting knowledge was significantly associated with quality of stimulation in the home environment, which in turn was significantly…

Investigated the effect of a six-week parent training program and a parallel children's group on parent participation (N=11) and child behavior (N=9). Pretest posttest results indicated the children's behavior improved significantly, parents' attendance increased, and parents indicated they perceived their identified child in a more favorable…

Little empirical information exists on the therapeutic needs of families with diverse backgrounds and those facing interpersonal and intrafamilial conflicts. Some therapeutic techniques (described herein) include adjunctive or alternative treatment strategies that encompass the specific needs and characteristic make-up of a family, but more…

Evaluated effectiveness of Self-Esteem: A Family Affair program with families that had adolescent children. Families, randomly assigned to treatment (N=13) or control (N=14) groups, were measured for self-esteem, family adaptability, family cohesion, and family conflict. A significant difference between treatment and control families on measures…