NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Wilson, Nan Kelly – 1991
This practicum was designed to enhance the parenting skills of drug-addicted recovering women (N=8) and to give opportunities for successful family experiences in a half-way house setting. A curriculum was developed, weekly group meetings were held, guest speakers were presented, mothers were assisted with individual problems, and the program was…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Rearing, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
Straatman, Marcelle; Lindauer, Shelley – 1985
These "letters for parents" offer information about becoming a parent and the characteristics of preschool children. The first letter focuses on the transition to parenthood, bonding and attachment, and the infant's temperament. The second letter describes 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds and offers advice about practicing safety. (RH)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Attachment Behavior, Individual Development, Infants
Helfer, Ray E. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1987
A description of infant capabilities and review of perinatal intervention programs are used to clarify the relationship between enhancing parent-infant interactions and preventing child abuse and neglect. Research data demonstrating the efficacy of the programs are reviewed and suggestions offered for the practical application of the programs.…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Abuse, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior
Becker, Nettie – 1999
Noting that millions of young American children are at-risk because they have been denied bonding and communication with a caring adult, this book serves as a call for national attention and provides a guide for developing the parenting skills needed by today's parents and child caregivers. The book contends that caregivers' qualifications must…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
Schatz, Mona Struhsaker; And Others – 1991
This module is part of a training program for foster parents and foster care workers offered at Colorado State University. The module's learning objectives address: (1) the development and promotion of healthy attachment of foster children to their biological and foster parents; (2) identification of attachment problems; (3) management of behavior…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Problems, Biological Parents, Course Descriptions
Schatz, Mona Struhsaker; And Others – 1991
This module is part of a training program for foster parents and foster care workers offered at Colorado State University. The module's learning objectives address: (1) factors that interact to affect child development; (2) developmental milestones for infants and young children; (3) parenting processes appropriate to the childhood years; (4)…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Course Descriptions, Developmental Tasks