The Family Education Association of West-Central Indiana is a response to an expressed community need for parent education. It aims at helping parents understand child behavior; recognize stages of development; clarify values and expectations; reduce family conflict; open communication between parents and children; and build greater mutual respect…

Describes the impact of the Parent Education Model upon school, community, and parents as indicated by ten communities in nine different states. (MP)

Investigates changes in mothers' perceptions of their children's behavior through participation in the Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) program, including program steps. Analysis of pretest and posttest scores indicate multimedia parent education can be effective in promoting positive changes. (Author)

Concerned with the problem of sex role stereotyping in preschools, the Women's Action Alliance of New York City developed the Non-Sexist Child Development Project. The project included inservice training, parent education, curriculum suggestions and materials, field testing, and production of a guide. (HS)

A program in which parents and teachers work as partners in the education of preschool children, both in a home and school environment, develops teaching skills in the parent, gives the teacher insights into the child's needs, and provides the child with wide learning opportunities. (JD)

Interviewed 1,200 children, ages 3-11 years, to examine their time investment in four activities that influence cognitive and social development. Results indicate that children of highly educated parents study and read more and watch TV less. Children whose mothers worked parttime watched significantly less TV than children of mothers at home…

The paper offers a four-tiered model of public school inservice programs including: (1) generic training content; (2) parent and community training; (3) training in assessment, behavior management, and instructional strategies; and (4) training in a clinical supervision model. Inservice training formats and incentives are also addressed. (DB)

The support of home and parents is a major factor in the school-to-work transition of special needs students. Survey research describes parent expectations of these students as minimal. Suggestions are offered for enhancing support for parents and their special needs students. (Author/MSE)

Comparison of two groups of parents of children with severe disabilities found that the group receiving intensive intervention (including stress management and parenting skills training, support groups, and community-based respite care) showed less anxiety and depression, with large treatment effects observed for both fathers and mothers.…

Five articles discuss current publications and reports concerning youth. Topics include: (1) services that states must provide to fulfill requirements of the federal independent living program; (2) progress of handicapped children in schools; (3) ways in which southern states have faced their problems; (4) girls' substance abuse; and (5) youth and…

Evaluates the effectiveness of a community-based injury prevention program in nine communities. Discusses the intervention methods and measurement techniques implemented to avoid injury to children from infancy to five years old. Finds the program effective in reducing motor vehicle occupant injuries and in increasing safety knowledge and…

Tested effectiveness of parent training to facilitate adolescent child's decision-making ability. Results showed that trained parents (N=83) showed greater empathic and decision-making skills than did controls (N=39). Notes mothers performed higher on skills than fathers although both acquired skills equally well. Findings suggest implications for…

Thirty-six parents of school-aged children with severe handicaps were assigned to a treatment group or a control group. Following instruction on self-monitoring, progressive muscle relaxation, use of relaxation as an active coping skill, and cognitive reframing, the treatment group improved significantly on measures of depression and anxiety.…

Coincidental teaching involves training parents to provide social skills instruction to their exceptional children in home and community environments. Teachers explain to parents the techniques of prompting and praising, help parents schedule times during their daily routine to carry out coincidental teaching, and provide lesson plans. (JDD)