The students' needs and the parents' concern for their children's growth and development, as well as parents' desire for more effective communication skills and better relationships in their families, brought a realization that parent education, an important new dimension, could be added to the guidance program at Westwood Junior High. (Author)

A treatment and enrichment program for emotionally disturbed children based on the concept of bonding is described. The program, Developmental Play, is discussed as a model for training parents and child care workers. (SE)

Findings from a study conducted by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on the status of parent education indicate where parents and expectant parents acquired child-rearing information and how knowledgeable they are about child development. Suggestions for parent educators and implications for Extension staff contributions are…

Briefly describes a survey of the specific tasks and demands of foster care for handicapped children undertaken to provide a basis for selecting foster parents and matching them with handicapped children. (BR)

Describes a successful Jefferson County, Georgia, pilot program for teenage parents. The program for male and female high school students includes a counseling component and curriculum focus on prenatal-postnatal care, child care and development, and health services. (JT)

Described are the major components of a treatment program designed to help severely behaviorally handicapped children (2 to 16 years old) develop the necessary skills to function in regular classrooms or special education classes. (Author/SBH)

New Zealand's health and education programs for children ages 0 through 8 are described. (SB)

Reviews current resources (books and films) that are available for family life educators offering general parenting courses. Focuses on contemporary views of parenting, parenting and psychological theory, parenting strategies and techniques, changing family configurations, and developmental needs of children. (Author/ABB)

Provides a description and results of an evaluation of one telephone consultation service for parents, New York University's "Warmline," which provides information/suggestions tailored to parents' childrearing concerns. Parents' satisfaction with Warmline is reflected by the finding that 96 percent of those surveyed said they would call…

Studies show that programs designed with a strong parent involvement component produce students who perform better than those participating in identical programs with less parental involvement. However, parents and educators disagree about the value of different parental roles. This article examines pertinent issues and future research directions.…

An 11-week training program to improve the social-conversational skills of preschool developmentally delayed children was evaluated with nine mother-child dyads. After training, experimental children initiated more topics, were more responsive to their mother's preceding turns, and used more verbal turns and a more diverse vocabulary than did…

Reports a project which tested participatory drama and lecture-discussion programs as possible methods of providing parent education to West Indian parent groups. (NH)

The article describes the Parent and Toddler Training Project, a research-based early intervention program for visually impaired and blind multihandicapped infants, toddlers, and their families in the Western Pennsylvania area. Project purposes include increasing infant social responsiveness, developing parenting skills, reducing family…

Provides three broad suggestions to get parents involved in school programs: (1) create lines of communication; (2) provide parent education; and (3) recruit parent volunteers. (MD)