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Loeffler, Margaret Howard – Montessori Life, 2001
Discusses five Montessori insights about children's development as they relate to family and school life: independence and autonomy, community and socialization, interest in culture and morality, preadolescents' apprenticeship for adulthood, and adult acceptance of the evidence of change. Notes that underlying dynamics of home and school are alike…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Development, Children, Developmental Stages
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Loeb, Roger C.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1980
Examines four traditional explanatory models for the influence of parents on children's self-esteem. These models are directiveness, modeling, reward and punishment, and positive family interaction. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Discipline, Family Involvement
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Frick, Paul J.; Christian, Rachel E.; Wootton, Jane M. – Behavior Modification, 1999
Studies the association between parenting practices and conduct problem behavior in a sample (N=179) of children and adolescents. Results indicate that parents' involvement in their children's activities is most strongly predictive of conduct problems in the adolescent age group, whereas corporal punishment is most strongly associated with conduct…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Morrison, Donna Ruane; Glei, Dana – 1993
This study sought to construct a set of family strengths using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - Child Supplement (NLSY-CS), and, if the family strengths' construct was possible, to discern whether the presence of these family strengths predict better outcomes for children. The original NLSY sampled approximately 12,000…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales