It is the purpose of this article to briefly explain the process of divorcing common to a majority of divorced adults, to parallel some of the behavioral changes in our children to that process, and to touch upon the educator's necessary response to ensure the uninterrupted education of our children. (Author/SJL)

Using comments from students in his high school class, the author illustrates how both home and school can contribute to a child's academic failure and how negative reactions from parents and teachers can lead a child to fear failure rather than cope with it. (SJL)

Several arguments justifying subjecting children to adult authority are discussed and refuted. (JMF)

Presents a brief historical look at child abuse and at helping professionals' developing awareness of the problem. Describes some efforts to rehabilitate abusive parents and suggests to human service professionals that their role goes beyond simple remediation to include prevention through the general improvement of social and family life. (SJL)

Guardianship is an alternative conception and legal standard for the current parent-child relationship which reconciles the child's emergence as an individual and democratic citizen with the decreasing (though enduring) need for education, guidance, and support. (Author/GC)

Makes a case for educating both young and old people for sexuality, and advocates the development of a curriculum that explains child rearing in intellectual, emotional, sexual, and spiritual terms. (CM)

Describes the significance of culture in infant care. Questions the universality of child development theory and research findings. Discusses cultural issues related to sleeping routines, including co-sleeping arrangements, the role of cultural elders or expert specialists, consequences of co-sleeping, and using an evolutionary, cross-cultural,…

Discusses problems that arise as a result of parents having careers: companies are now only giving lip service to families; parents are too tired and preoccupied to handle their home responsibilities; and jobs are becoming more important than families. Sidebars include "Oh, Quit Whining and Get Back to Work!" (Joseph Nocera) and "Home-Office…

Notes the similarities in dealing with puppies and toddlers in terms of teaching correct behavior; age, temperament, and personality; and reasons behind misbehavior. Explores developing a plan for teaching social behavior, establishing a teaching style, and setting standards. Notes that parents and teachers need to look at their personal teaching…

Nancie Atwell describes her professional experiences after writing "In the Middle." Notes that the birth of her child led to her resignation from teaching. Discusses her involvement in directing a writing project, co-authoring a book about writing, editing a new journal, and documenting the language acquisition of her daughter. (RS)

Discusses the interventions that stepfamily couples report to be the most helpful in dealing with the challenges that they encounter. These include validation and normalization of stepfamily life, psychoeducation, development of a parenting coalition, reduction of feelings of helplessness, and strengthening the couple relationship. (JPS)

Notes how preceding articles expand the repertoire of theory-relevant assessments of attachment, with a special emphasis on Ainsworth's concept of the secure base. Focuses on a number of issues raised by this collection that are particularly promising for theory development, including assessment of secure-base behavior and maternal sensitivity,…

Provides background on Schweder et al. article in this issue (PS 523 069), noting that its general concern is with the ways in which cultural practices and principles are interrelated. Notes that developmental questions are not in the foreground of the paper mentioned; the study covers instead adults' accounts as a way to articulate the principles…

Reports findings from a survey completed by 105 Canadian families with adopted children from Romania. Results reflect the parents' perceptions of the adoption experience, the condition of the child on adoption, the parents' subsequent developmental concerns, and the children's progress. Parents' perceived needs and concerns are reported, and…

Responds to comments made in previous article by Emery, Fincham, and Cummings concerning Fauber and Long's (1991) discussion of family's role in child psychotherapy. Attempts to clarify areas of possible confusion, including meaning of "contextual variables," parenting as appropriate focus of treatment, assumptions about what is meant by…