The Houston Parent-Child Development Center (PCDC) is described. PCDC is similar to most compensatory education programs in its objectives, but different in process as it starts intervention during infancy and directs educational efforts at the parents. The program is open to low income Mexican-American families with at least one child under 3…

An involved mother gives suggestions and helpful hints about setting up and managing a neighborhood playgroup. In simple terms, the book tells what toys and equipment to buy, and how to organize physical education, music, art, reading, nature studies, cooking, special events, and games. (CS)

Control of environments in which problem behaviors in mother-child interactions take place appears necessary if reliable measurement of those behaviors is to result. Investigation of situational variables should advance the behavior modification technology in general. One methodological approach towards such control is presented. It focuses on…

Presents the evolution of participation programs for Head Start parents which were conducted by the University of Hawaii Center for Research in Early Childhood Education from 1967-1968 through 1970. Each year's shifting emphasis was based on experience with programs tried earlier, on shifting interests of staff and particular communities involved…

This paper describes the Parent Effectiveness Training (PET) Program and points out its specific implications for foster parents. The role of a foster parent is extremely difficult, and there is a need for training foster parents to become more effective which, in turn, will have positive effects upon foster children. The PET program, developed in…

Recent studies of parent-child programs conducted either at school or at home are reported in this bibliography. Included are entries from "Research in Education" (RIE), July 1971 to August 1972 and citations of journal articles appearing in "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE) from July 1971 to August 1972. Entries were selected if…

A preliminary report is provided on a therapeutic nursery school program at Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans. The program emphasizes the mother-child unit rather than the child as a single individual. Within the mother-child relationship, attention is given to altering perceptions and expectations, to experience of and…

The pamphlet describes the Summer Family Conference program for families with young cerebral palsied children, sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of New York City, Inc. A college campus in a rural setting is the site for a 5-day meeting attended by the children, their families, and UCP staff. The program combines education and recreation in…

The 4-C Manpower Training Entry Level Course at West Chester State College, Pennsylvania prepared persons with no prior experience for work as teaching aides in day care or preschool settings. The course also provided information on parent education. A total of 35 participants were enrolled in the initial 2 program years. The Entry Level Course…

Numerous practical guidelines are presented informally to help the teacher of severely and moderately mentally retarded children and youth conduct successful parent teacher conferences. It is speculated that past public school experience with the use of parent teacher conferences has been unsuccessful for reasons such as lack of teacher knowledge…

The document details staff training methods and activities used at the Chapel Hill Preschool Project for Developmentally Handicapped Children. Population targets of training efforts are explained to include not only the project's immediate staff but also parents, volunteers, and the community. The staff training program is explained in terms of…

This monograph is for parents, teachers, principals, school administrators, and other community members who are interested in educating the community about education. Part one contains three sections: The first section identifies and discusses the issues surrounding the purposes of educating parents and the community, while the second section is…

Child abuse and accompanying parental psychiatric problems are discussed, and various diagnostic and treatment programs are examined, including parent aides, Parents Anonymous (PA), and crisis nurseries. (LH)

Notes that the art of human relations cannot be acquired unless children are allowed the opportunity to humanly relate, and that this cannot be accomplished when the school day is given over to assignments. Children should not be conscious of adult expectancy--a source of self-consciousness and waste. (Author/AM)

Describes the ways in which the New York State Special Education Instructional Materials Center has become a major force in improving education for handicapped children in the state, with special reference to parent education and participation programs. (ED)