Raises the issue of whether the current state of the American family is suited to the needs of modern industrial society. Compares modern American family life to family life in Japan, looking at family roles and parent-child relationships. (NB)

Discusses psychosocial and personal needs and concerns of adult children and aging parents which can combine to create conflicts. Describes strategies for intervention and considerations for counselors. (Author/ABL)

Refutes sociological and anthropological theories about the generation gap held by Kingsley Davis, Margaret Mead, and Ruth Benedict. Argues for a psychological interpretation of intergenerational conflict. The latter is not a product of adult rigidity, but a natural consequence of adult generational responsibility toward youth. (MLH)

Provides a foundation for future experimental research on the origins in mother-infant interaction of sex differences in the development of a separate sense of self. Suggests that sex differences in the experience of a separate sense of self begin to emerge in early infancy and that mothers engage in different types of contact with sons and…

Argues that nonorganic failure-to-thrive syndrome (NFTT) in infants is the result of family disengagement--the family system's maladaptive style of interaction. Proposes a systems-based approach to diagnosis and to treatment, focusing on the process of disengagement and other interaction factors. (Author/ABB)

Discusses how parents have developed parenting skills in the past, the changing family structure, the effects of inadequate skills, the role of adult education, practical implications for adult educators, and the best settings for adult education programs. (CT)

Reports a study of the ways young children view television. The more common style involves uncritical absorption which seems debilitating to the child, while the other style provides the viewer with skills for discovering meaning within the program and beyond. Suggestions are given for parents to encourage the more critical style of watching.…

Explores the fluctuating but hierarchical nature of the educational roles and relationships between parent, teacher, and child. Suggests collaboration as an organizational alternative. (HTH)

Argues (1) that Feinman (1982) and Campos (1983) agree that 10-month-old infants are able to use their mother's emotional expression to come to an appraisal of a third event and (2) that this claim is supported by studies of mother-infant interaction and communication. (Author/RH)

Noting that fewer than half the single mothers in the United States receive complete and regular child support payments, this paper discusses reasons for unpaid child support, examines whether stricter enforcement of child support obligations will help solve the overall problem, and proposes another option for solving the problem of unpaid child…

The paper states that there are negative physical and psychological effects from video games. The physical effects include asthenopia and weight gain. The psychological effects include confusion between reality and fiction, and immature relationships with others. However, video games can also have a therapeutic effect in some cases. Four positive…

Many parents find that the daily stress of coping with the demanding realities of their work lives leaves them with little personal and family time; playing with their children may therefore fall to the bottom of the "to-do list." One of the tasks of early childhood professionals thus becomes helping parents understand the nature and…

Sex education in the schools is often too late and can only be remedial. What is needed is prevention by education and parent involvement. Parents have an obligation to talk about sex and sexuality to their children, during their first 10 years of life, and to help them develop sexually. (CJ)

Reviews research studies regarding the father's role in child development and indicates that theoretical perspectives on father-child relationships are incomplete. According to recent research, the father's role noticeably influences child development. Changing sex roles do not appear to have influenced most Australian fathers to share caregiving…

Describes a support group for parents of premature infants and an intensive care unit for these infants. The unit has been established to meet high-risk infants' developmental needs by, for instance, promoting attachment behavior, interpreting physiological cues, and teaching parents to understand their infants' needs. (Author/DB)