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Download full textCouncil for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1990
This digest was adapted from D.W. Russell, D.G. Hayes and L.B. Dockery's book, "My Child is Gifted! Now What Do I Do?". The digest is intended to give parents of gifted students an overview of characteristics of gifted children and terminology used in this field. Several definitions of giftedness are offered including one from a parent…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Child Rearing, Definitions, Gifted
Beekman, Nancy R. – 1989
Research on parenting with particular attention to parental influence on such matters as self-esteem, academic achievement, social support, and parent-child communication is synthesized in this document. Parental concerns are noted and discussed from an historical vantage point and compared with what concerns parents most today. Sources of help…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Rearing, Children
Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison – 1987
In his article "The 'Effects' of Infant Day Care Reconsidered," Jay Belsky (see PS 017 108) concludes that maternal employment puts infants at risk for developing emotional insecurity and social maladjustment. After a review of Belsky's and other research, a different conclusion is offered in this paper. It is agreed that infants whose…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Day Care, Employed Women, Infant Behavior
Silverman, Linda Kreger – 1992
This digest offers guidelines to parents of gifted children which emphasize respecting the child's individuality while providing necessary support. A new definition of giftedness is cited which stresses the asynchronous development of such children's cognitive skills and the resultant qualitatively different inner experience. Early signs of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Rearing, Definitions, Early Identification
Baron, Naomi S. – 1989
Baby talk, also known as motherese or child-directed speech, refers to a set of speech modifications commonly found in the language adults use to address young children. The same functional motivations underlying adult speech to other adults also shape adult speech to children. These include pedagogy, control, affection, social exchange, and…
Descriptors: Affection, Age Differences, Attention Control, Interpersonal Communication
McBride, Brent A.; Rane, Thomas R. – 1996
Given the support for increased involvement of parents in their children's schooling and the positive contribution men can make to children's development, it is important to reach out specifically to fathers or other significant males in parent involvement efforts for pre-kindergarten and early childhood programs. This digest discusses barriers to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Father Attitudes, Fathers, Males
McBride, Brent A.; Rane, Thomas R. – 1997
Given the support for increased involvement of parents in their children's schooling and the positive contribution men can make to children's development, it is important to reach out specifically to fathers or other significant males in parent involvement efforts for pre-kindergarten and early childhood programs. This digest discusses barriers to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Father Attitudes, Fathers, Males
Berger, Sandra L., Comp. – 1990
This annotated bibiliography of readings and resources for parents and teachers of gifted children is divided into the following categories: books containing general information about gifted and talented students, 1985-1989 (15 items); practical self-help books, 1979-1989 (16 items); books on specific areas in gifted education (13 items);…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Creativity, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Battle-Bailey, Lora – 2003
Homework is a leading factor for improving academic performance among students who have the ability to work independently and adequate parental support to complete homework assignments. When parents are interested in children's homework, students are more likely to successfully complete their assignments. Teacher support is also necessary to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Faculty Development, Homework, Inservice Teacher Education
Smith, Carl B. – 2001
This book is part of a series that helps parents choose books for their children and talk with them about books in ways that actively engage children with the meaning on the printed page. The introduction, "Getting Started," notes that it is important for parents to continue sharing books with their children at this age. The first chapter,…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Family Literacy
Peer reviewedJolly, Thomas – Reading Teacher, 1980
Discusses ERIC resources that examine the values of reading aloud to children, that outline ways to involve parents in reading to their children, and that suggest specific materials to read aloud. (ET)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Literature Appreciation
Moore, Shirley G. – 1997
Among studies that have examined the relationship between parenting styles and children's development of social skills, the research of Diana Baumrind is noteworthy. In several studies, she has identified authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative parenting styles, which differ on the dimensions of nurturance and parental control. Authoritarian…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Discipline, Interpersonal Competence
Moore, Shirley G. – 1997
Among studies that have examined the relationship between parenting styles and children's development of social skills, the research of Diana Baumrind is noteworthy. In several studies, she has identified authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative parenting styles, which differ on the dimensions of nurturance and parental control. Authoritarian…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Discipline, Interpersonal Competence
Baron, Naomi S. – 1990
This 10-chapter monograph explores the range of influences parents have on their children's linguistic development and in the process attempts to understand why parents adopt the language styles they do in addressing children. The discussion focuses on the following three themes that are interwoven throughout the book: (1) the social nature of…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Grammar, Language Acquisition
McFadden, Emily Jean – 1987
This guide on counseling abused children was written to help counselors meet the needs of children and adolescents and to provide ways of working with the child's family. Chapter 1 presents an overview of child maltreatment by identifying types of maltreatment (neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse and exploitation, and emotional abuse or neglect)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
