The paper suggests that incest has been underestimated as a significant determinant of emotional disturbance, and that misuse of sexuality between parents and children can have detrimental consequences that parallel those resulting from other forms of child abuse. (Author)

In this article, the author proposes a family systems approach, where parents and children alike follow relationship rules that allow no intimidating verbal abuse or physical abuse. Many children who are socially and emotionally disabled, with no presenting biological cause, are often such due to the discomfort they experience in their world of…

Intended for parents, the booklet (part of a 10 booklet series on talented and gifted education) discusses how parents can counsel their gifted or talented child. Some tips for effective counseling are presented, focusing on such things as observation, listening, accepting, and making suggestions. The question of when a parent should counsel his…

Focusing on six case studies, this article discusses the effects of incestuous relationships, both outright and fantasized, on college women, and points out the role of psychotherapeutic treatment. (DS)

Goals and procedures of 10 group counseling sessions are discussed, touching on aspects of children's feelings toward the parents and the separation/divorce. (Author/CL)

Points out the possible effects on the adolescent when the mother is seriously ill. The need for parents to be sensitized and to be made to understand their youngster's predicament is stressed. Suggestions are offered for intervention. Case studies are presented. A discussion by Harry J. Aponte follows. (Author/BEF)

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)

Tests the hypothesis that frequent parental visiting is associated with foster children's conflicting allegiances to foster families and biological parents. Results are consistent with the hypothesis that frequent visitation is potentially difficult because of the loyalty conflicts that might accompany frequent visiting. Suggests that…

Examined effects on young adults (23 years) of parental divorce during childhood and adolescence using data from Britain's longitudinal National Child Development study. Found that divorce had a moderate, long-term negative impact on young adults' mental health; the relative risk of serious emotional disorders increased in the aftermath of…

Exposure to alcohol in utero is considered to be the leading cause of developmental disabilities of known etiology. The most severe consequence of such exposure, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), is characterized by a distinct constellation of characteristic facial anomalies, growth retardation, and central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction. Some…

This pamphlet offers practical guidance to parents of young children who have experienced the death of a close relative or other loved one. It is intended to explain the child's emotional needs and assist the parent in planning for the child's involvement in the various stages of the death-funeral-mourning process. The text is presented as answers…

Results of administering the Parental Acceptance-Rejection and Personality Assessment Questionnaires to 71 Swedish university students showed significant relationships between various forms of parental rejection in childhood and negative personality assessment of the self as an adult. Females showed more dependence and emotional instability than…

Tests Bell's (1977) model of parent-child bidirectionality. Two 10-year-old child confederates, trained in conduct-problem and anxious-withdrawn roles, interacted with 32 mothers of other children. Results suggested that mothers exhibited more stimulating controls in the anxious-withdrawn condition and more restrictive controls in the…

Utilizes concepts of family systems theory to describe the way emotional attachments and child focus operate in families undergoing separation or divorce. Compares and contrasts the management of emotional attachment in families with either a mild or severe degree of child focus. Considers family therapy in relation to these issues. (Author/GC)

The behaviors and changes of normal kibbutz children over a period of one to six months after bereavement are presented. Findings reveal that the death of a father in war brings about a severe stress situation for the child at both the preschool and and the middle-childhood age. (Author)