Supports for families of young children with disabilities--as provided by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act--are vital, according to a study that assessed family outcomes at the end of early intervention near their child's third birthday. This report summarizes the main findings of the study in response to the five broad…

"Family Involvement Makes a Difference" is a set of research briefs that examines one set of complementary learning linkages: family involvement in the home and school. As the first in the series, this brief focuses on the linkages among the family, early childhood education settings, and schools. Future papers will examine family involvement in…

The study investigated whether young children's health status is significantly related to their performance on measures of intelligence, language, and behavior, as well as parents' concerns, stress, and perceptions of their children's development. One hundred twelve 3 to 5 year-old children, recruited from a large pediatric practice and three…

Individuals with Down syndrome typically have low fitness levels and obesity despite data that indicate physiological gains from physical activity and exercise interventions. Low fitness levels and obesity in individuals with Down syndrome may be related to sedentary lifestyles, social and recreational opportunities, or low motivation to be…

This paper explores the experiences of early intervention for three families in England. The case study research considers parental perspectives and children's experiences of early intervention: what do parents want and what are children's experiences? In particular the ways in which parents and children participate in early intervention…

This three-phase study, part of a larger study conducted by the Midwest Child Care Research Consortium (MCCRC), investigated the characteristics of child care providers in inclusive and non-inclusive center-based classrooms and family child care homes, the observed quality of care in a subset of these programs, and families' perceptions of quality…

An earlier article published in this journal sought to recover the views of professionals concerned with the delivery and implementation of a "Third Way" multiagency programme tackling the social exclusion of young children and their families known as Sure Start. The tentative findings suggested a "bottom-up" partnership…

The paper discusses counseling approaches with parents of young deaf children with particular emphasis on issues of the deaf community and deaf identity. The cultural implications of deafness are examined, and the effects of their child's deafness on parents' security, status, and aspirations are noted. Examples from counseling groups in urban…

Surveyed were the effects of religious beliefs on the emotional adjustment of 22 mothers and 14 fathers of cerebral palsied children 4 years of age or under. Subscription available from: Institutes of Religion and Health, 3 West 29th Street, New York, New York 10001. (DB)

Analysis of diagnostic questionnaires completed by Japanese parents of 141 autistic children below the age of 12 found that the Japanese peak of abnormal social behavior, including autistic symptoms as reported by parents, was from the ages of 3 to 9 years as compared with the U.S. and European peak of 3 to 6 years. (Author/DB)

Data were collected in 1956 and in 1983 to determine if parental perceptions of children's potential contribution to household work have changed over the past 25 years. Results indicate that parental perceptions have changed very little, with the exception that parents in the 1983 sample estimated older ages for children performing tasks involving…

Eight mothers with their 3.1- to 5.7-year-old hemophiliac children and eight control mothers with their nonhemophiliac children were videotaped while playing two games without tools and three additional games involving use of a knife, a pair of scissors, and a wooden hammer. Mothers of hemophiliac children did not correct their children when they…

To study responses of parents and other adults to children in risky situations, series of photographs of children in risk taking situations were rated by subjects. Two studies indicated that male and female reactions to meanings of child behaviorism were similar while sex differences in tendencies toward intervention did occur. (Author/DST)

Considered two unexplored issues concerning use of parental ratings to measure young children's temperament: (1) the validity of such measures, and (2) parents' projection of their own personality in rating their children. (Author/DB)

Achievement tests and the parents of the students involved both indicate that the Phillips Extended Day Magnet School in Raleigh, North Carolina, provides an effective program for the students enrolled. The school offers programs from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. (IRT)