Nonbehavioral models to child therapy that attempt to train parents as paraprofessionals primarily follow Rogerian or family systems approaches. Filial Therapy (Guerney, 1964) represents the most purely Rogerian mode and trains parents exclusively in Rogerian techniques in the context of play therapy. Other Rogerian models have been developed with…

One-third of all scheduled pediatric visits are for well child care. The American Academy of Pediatrics has suggested that anticipatory guidance, which focuses on health maintenance, accident prevention, nutrition, and normal child development, should be a major part of well child visits. Training in well child counseling will only be accepted in…

The Parent-Infant Project (PIP), an infant stimulation and educational program for children from 0 to 4 years of age, was established to investigate the effects of early intervention programs for infants and toddlers who are at risk for special education services due to developmental delays. The purposes of the project are to (1) identify…

A study was made of the extent of South African Indians', coloreds', and Whites' familiarity with the concept of parent training (PT) and the availability of PT facilities. A stratified random sample of 1,500 persons from each group was drawn for a total sample of 4,500, and data from the 2,793 questionnaires returned were analyzed. Findings…

A longitudinal research project was initiated in the spring of 1988 in Ankara, Turkey in selected gecekondu settlements. A gecekondu is a hastily constructed dwelling used to house newcomers to large cities. Gecekondu dwellers are predominantly disadvantaged, rural people who have migrated to the fringes of urban areas and whose children usually…

One component of the final report of a 3-year project to train speech language pathologists and audiologists to deliver services to young children (birth to age 5) with communication disorders, the paper describes the project's model of multidisciplinary team interaction involving parents as integral to team function. The program stresses the…

A study is presented of 67 first-time, low-income fathers' perceptions of their knowledge of the development and care of infants. Pregnant women from a low-risk and a high-risk pregnancy clinic helped to recruit their male partners into a prenatal program. The men were randomly assigned either to a control or experimental group. Interviews and…

The seriousness of the consequences of teenage pregnancy and parenthood results in substantial long-term costs to the public as well as immeasurable personal implications. Education may be one way to combat the deleterious effects. Since attendance at school seems to be the avenue for acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills to become…

A tutorial program of family life education has been developed for use in the homes of parents who are clients of Franklin County Children Services (FCCS) in Columbus, Ohio. The subject matter of the Parent Tutorial Curriculum (PTC) is divided into five content areas: self esteem (2 modules), communications (9), child rearing (4), homemaking (9),…

The "Home, School and the IEP (Individualized Education Program)" program was developed in order to provide counseling and training to the parents of autistic children in public schools in Brooklyn, New York, and to improve the behavior and achievement of the children themselves. This report briefly describes and evaluates the program in…

Because many parents are beginning to recognize the need for improvement in family communication, a lecture-forum program presented in the South Louisiana area encompasses the skill of listening to children. Defining communication as any behavior that carries a message that is perceived by someone else, the program explores the difference between…

The Child Development Programs Advisory Committee has completed a 1-year grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to educate day care consumers about guidelines for locating quality day care for infants and children. The project was conducted in three selected areas: urban, rural-migrant, and suburban. Two educational components were…

The project staff for "Teaching Parents to Be the Primary Sexuality Educators of Their Children" designed and implemented a curriculum for use with diverse parent groups and evaluated the impact of the course. This report on the results of the evaluation includes: (1) a review of studies of the content and impact of parent-child communication…

This monograph reviews information on relations between families and early childhood programs, and on the operation and effectiveness of parent education and support programs. The introductory chapter provides a framework by setting forth the major rationales for working with parents, by describing recent developments regarding relations between…

This report reviews studies investigating both the characteristics of abusive families and the efficacy of treatment interventions for abusive parents. The investigation emphasizes variables such as the individual characteristics of the parent, individual characteristics of the child, and family patterns that are related to child abuse. Particular…