This study examined parents' feelings of confidence in their parenting ability among 56 individuals enrolled in 5 parent education programs in Mississippi, hypothesizing that there would be significant correlations between personal authority in the family system and a parent's confidence in performing the various roles of parenting. Based on…

Smart Start is North Carolina's model early childhood initiative to help all North Carolina children enter school healthy and prepared for success. This resource guide, in Spanish and English versions, is designed to provide parents with information on infant and child development, health care, and resources for further assistance. Presented in an…

This guide is intended to be a resource for parents of children with special needs who want to improve the early intervention system in North Carolina for their own children and for the whole community. By informing parents about resources that are available for children and families, the guide empowers parents as leaders. Annotated lists of…

This paper explores the issues and possible etiologies associated with Non-Organic Failure To Thrive (NOFTT), a syndrome in which a child's weight gain deviates from an established pattern to become dramatically less than norms for age and sex. The case study of a 4-year-old named Lexis complements the literature review. Lexis remained small and…

Minnesota Statute 169.685 (Seat Belts and Passenger Restraint Systems for Children) requires all drivers to correctly place children under the age of 4 years in child car seats. In response to the requirements of the amended statute, this report presents information to the Minnesota legislature on the commissioner's activities and expenditure of…

Discusses causes and identification of abused children. Stresses the importance of appropriate parent models and parent education to prevent the abused child from becoming an abusive parent. (ST)

Describes the Berkeley High School's parent-child education center which provides day care services and child care courses for teenage parents in conjunction with its regular high school classes. (ST)

The Home Visiting and Parent Education Program at De Paul Institute in Pittsburgh takes the teacher into the home situation in an attempt to involve the entire family in integrating the deaf preschool child into his natural world. (Author)

Results indicated that instruction by an experimenter using modeling procedures had a significant effect on Mexican-American six-year-old's production of causal questions, and that this behavior generalized to new stimuli without significant loss. (Authors)

Describes an organization which provides services and education for single mothers in Australia. (ST)

A private, nonprofit California school operates on the premise that education effectively serves therapeutic as well as other purposes. (Editor)

For the past five years, the Division of Career and Continuing Education of the Los Angeles City Schools has offered classes for parents on their role in teaching children to read. (Author)

The article describes an adult education program which addresses itself to parents' need to communicate more knowledgeably with their adolescent children on college and career choice. (BY)

Findings of this study suggest that a parent-education component is important if the child is to continue to benefit academically from a compensatory preschool program, although there may be no immediate effect on the youngsters. (Author)