This article describes a 20-hour, eight-week course for experienced foster parents. Goals include understanding the causes of child abuse, understanding the consequences of child abuse, and understanding the interaction patterns which provoke child abuse. (Author/DB)

Considers some specific ways in which educators may become involved in primary prevention of child abuse and neglect. Short-term activities such as awareness and referral, parent education, and prevention programs are suggested, as well as long-term activities such as family life education and curriculum specifically aimed at the problem. (CT)

Attention is given to the variety of behavioral problems encountered, in both case studies and group programs. Important issues in mental retardation and parent training are examined in light of the studies reviewed. (Author)

Literature and rationales regarding the need for parent education curricula in colleges are reviewed and a survey to determine interest on the part of parents and future parents is reported. Over two-fifths of the survey participants, high school and college students, and parents in the New York area, showed serious interest in credit courses.…

Discusses the objectives, practices, and values associated with home-based early childhood programs. (MP)

Describes findings from a national research study about public library service to homeless children. Describes six exemplary library programs targeting homeless children and discusses characteristics and needs of young homeless children and their parents. Eight tables present statistics; the survey instrument is appended. (AEF)

Critically reviews the quantitative literature on culturally sensitive parent education programs, discussing issues of research methodology and program efficacy in producing change among ethnic minority parents and their children. Culturally sensitive programs for African American and Hispanic families are described in detail. Methodological flaws…

This article describes online instruction in the context of online technologies, instructional environment, and home environment of students with disabilities. Topics covered include advantages, cost effectiveness, Web accessibility, universal design for learning, tools for accessing and organizing resources, tools for communication, learning…

Reviews the literature on mentoring qualities and functions necessary during the mentor/mentee relationship with teen mothers and provides considerations for ongoing development of mentoring programs for this at-risk group. Attempts to establish the importance of understanding how mentors can facilitate a positive mother-child bond that leads to…

Addresses the conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of social-emotional problems in preschool children. Promising findings, materials, and techniques are reviewed, such as the internalizing-externalizing dichotomy, developmental pathways, the Early Screening Project, the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales, behavioral momentum to…

A study was conducted to investigate the views of 40 Australian service providers on the support and service needs of parents with intellectual disabilities and to discover key issues faced by the providers. The special needs of the parents, desirable service characteristics, and constraints on service delivery are identified. (CR)

An independent analysis of the database for the Infant Health and Development Program, an intervention of home visits, parent meetings, and preschool education designed to prevent mental retardation in children, suggests that the program has not, as supporters have claimed, had meaningful and lasting effects on children's IQs. (SLD)

Parents (n=535) of children with special needs were surveyed about four domains of infant mental health: attachment, behavior, stress/coping, and regulation/adaptation. Parents wanted help especially with behavior and regulation/adaptation issues. They rated all learning techniques as acceptable but preferred techniques available in the home.…

This article reviews early intervention resources for supporting infants and toddlers in intensive care units (ICUs) and their families. The resources cost $50 or less and include a video, three books, two Web sites, and a publication listing assessment tools, guidelines for family-centered practice, participatory exercises, and a bibliography.…

Traces the emancipatory interests of new education, defined as a critique of the educational system centered on public schools and a child-centered philosophy: (1) emancipation of 1920s English children; (2) emancipatory interest in the 1930s English family; and (3) emancipatory interest in 1940s England. (CMK)