Module 1 of a seven module package for child protective service workers explores volunteer parent aide programs in the areas of child abuse and neglect. Directions and discussion questions are provided for six training activities which cover the unique contributions of parent aides, the beliefs and assumptions that underly the parent aide program,…

Intended for librarians, this manual provides a framework for operating a toy library and a training course which will teach parents how to use toys and games that help preschool children learn important skills and ideas, and which in turn will assist parents in understanding some basic things about how a child learns to think. Toys used in the…

This comprehensive bibliography on parent involvement in education includes published and unpublished materials on this topic dating from January 1970 through October 1978. References were gathered from the following sources: "Education Index,""Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature,""Books in Print," and the ERIC data base ("Current Index to…

This kit was developed as part of a series called Decisions and Drinking, which focusses on intelligent decision-making about alcohol use based on knowledge and freedom of choice. Each kit in the series contains a facilitator handbook, session outline cards, a set of transparencies, participant work sheets, and "take-home" summaries for…

The document describes the Model Services for Handicapped Infants project, a service delivery system which provides families of the handicapped with training and education and provides direct services to handicapped infants. The following program components are addressed: children served, parents served, staff development, and information…

Questionnaires completed by 34 epilepsy clients of a long-term comprehensive and decentralized neurological center are analyzed, and professional staff time-statistics are considered in terms of staff member-client interaction time. Survey responses are outlined for the following aspects (sample findings in parentheses): the five most important…

Part of a series on early childhood demonstration programs designed to improve early parent-child relationships, stimulate positive child development, and prevent later behavior difficulties, the pamphlet describes the Child Research Project at the University of North Carolina, in which parents were trained to act as cotherapists with their…

This document on mother-infant interaction reports differences found between mothers in a parent education program and a control group. The parent education program provided two different informal methods of stimulating mothers' awareness of their influence on their children's learning and development. Both programs stressed maternal responsivity…

This paper reports a study of the influence of two parent education programs on mothers' personality processes as measured by the Loevinger Scale of Ego Development. Participating in either a Discussion Group program focusing primarily on the mother's needs or a Toy Demonstration program focusing mainly on the child, low income black mothers…

A study was conducted in the inner city of Houston, Texas with three parent groups and four pupil groups to determine what parents did which would have an influence on student outcomes. Parent groups (selected from those who had fifth-grade children) included parents who attended training sessions and also those who attended training sessions and…

This handbook is written for parents who want to reinforce a child's classroom learning by continuing the teaching process at home. Ten desirable teaching behaviors are described. Parents are encouraged to consider themselves as part of a team with their child's teacher. (JD)

This guide to films and filmstrips on early childhood is organized into six categories: child development (normal and special, from infancy to preadolescence); community and parent education (helpful to persons planning parent programs); culture and children (showing children learning and developing in different cultures); current trends in early…

This paper, written jointly by a teacher and a parent, discusses the effects of changing parent expectations on parent cooperative preschools. It is suggested that pressure on the parent cooperative comes from parents' diminished respect for the professional status of educators, from new demands for a strict academic approach to preschool, and…

Packaged materials designed for use by parents of educationally unserved and underserved severely handicapped individuals and available through a telecommunication system have been developed by Project TELEPAC at Utah State University. Material development has been accomplished through application of an educational research and development cycle…

To bridge the gap between producers of parenting materials and potential users, the National Institute of Education funded the Southwest Educational Laboratory to design, develop, and research the effectiveness of a model Parenting Materials Information Center. During the last 2 years this model has been developed to include more than 1400…