Studied the effectiveness of a Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) program for parents of elementary school students. Results indicated parents in the experimental group were more accepting of children's feelings and behavior, and children were trusted more as individuals after the treatment. (JAC)

Today, parents and society share responsibility for educating children to be workers and transmitters of the cultural heritage. Attitudes toward the primacy of the mother's role in child development have changed; now both fathers and mothers need to know more about child rearing. This need should be fulfilled by adult education programs. (SK)

The relationship of family constellation and sociocultural variables to intellectual performance was examined. A language/schooling factor consisting of language of child and parents, parents' schooling attainment, and country of parents' education was the best predictor of intellectual performance. (Author/GK)

Parent training as a mode of therapeutic intervention with children is examined. Five major approaches to parent training are reviewed; behavioral, Adlerian, interpersonal communications, parenthood education, and bibliotherapy. An illustration of each approach is presented with additional citations of the relevant literature. (Author/RL)

Graduates of the University of Florida's early childhood training program for parent education specialists are finding positions in hospitals and children's development service programs and are involved with research projects working with families. (Editor)

Describes a model of family counseling based on Adlerian psychology. A brief overview of the psychological principles of Adlerian psychology is provided as well as an intervention schema to help the elementary counselor decide what family members to include in counseling and how to deal ethically with families. (RC)

A study comparing the problems of adolescent mothers returning to school and taking part in a parent-infant program, returning adolescent mothers not enrolled in the program, and dropout mothers presents evidence strongly supporting parent-infant programs. (JMF)

A close-up view of the Parent Child Training Center in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, one of a growing number of early childhood and family education programs in the state. (Author/MP)

Evaluates the effectiveness of two components of parent training programs: (1) parents recording their own ignoring and rewarding behavior, and (2) verbal social reinforcement from peers and the consultant. Subjects were 40 parents of children (seven to nine years) with behavior problems. (MP)

Designed to help school speech and language clinicians who work with parents of handicapped children, the article provides suggestions on group leadership strategies. (CL)

Lists criteria for selecting instructional materials concerning young children, and describes nine media packages. (Author/SB)

Discusses various ways that parents can serve schools as volunteers as well as some productive spinoffs resulting from their educational assistance to teachers. (RK)

Discussed are trends toward more counseling programs for parents of learning disabled or otherwise handicapped children. (DB)

A study involving 32 mother-child (age 3.5 to 6.5 years) pairs was conducted to determine the effect of an explanation prior to or after time-out on child compliance and on child disruptive behavior during time-out and to determine the effect of brief parent training in time-out on child and parent behaviors. (Author/SBH)

A study tested the efficacy of a multicomponent parent training curriculum with caregivers of children receiving mental health services (n=250). The parent group intervention was found to affect significantly two factors critical to increasing caregiver empowerment, knowledge of the mental health services system, and mental health services…