Describes an attempt to evaluate an autism treatment model as it functions in an ongoing clinical service. The model, developed by Schopler and Reichler (1971), uses a developmental-behavioral approach and trains parents to be therapists for their own autistic children. Participants were 15 autistic children between two and eight years of age and…

Argues that there is no connection between criminality and parenting ability and that helping professions must deal with the needs and best interests of children with whom they work and maintain contact with imprisoned parent, regardless of the social stigma involved. (Author/CMG)

The meaning of ordinary distress signals is, in instances of child abuse and neglect, determined by an unconscious mythology which the parent has about the infant, and also by what the parent finds unacceptable in oneself and project onto the infant. The recent research on mother-infant attachment is reviewed. (Author/DB)

Child-battering parents are described in the literature as having three primary behavioral characteristics: a general difficulty with the control of aggression; an aversive, unsympathetic response to distress in others; and self-isolating tendencies. Recent studies of young abused children are reviewed which show the development of similar…

The paper describes the characteristics of thriving and failure to thrive (FTT) children and their mothers and examines the effect of short-term lay health visitor intervention in cases of nonorganic failure to thrive. Three patients of interaction were identified in the FTT group, benign neglect, incoordination, over hostility. (Author/DB)

The need for direct services to infants at risk for abuse or neglect is addressed, with an emphasis on the value of the integration of various treatment modalities. The expertise of professionals in therapeutic and stimulation programs is required for direct intervention of the parent-child interaction process. (Author/DB)

Examined the association of aid exchange with attachment in student women and their mothers (139 pairs) and these same middle-aged mothers and their mothers (110 pairs). Different results for the two sets of intergenerational relationships are discussed in terms of individual and relationship development. (JAC)

Combines McDonald's social power of parental identification with sex-linked models of parental identification to account for the identification of daughters (N=199) and sons (N=147) with their parents. Found that because of a halo effect, a gain in identification with one parent is not at the other parent's expense. (JAC)

Examined influence of same-sex and cross-sex parent-child relationships on male (winning/achievement) and female (fair play/participation) orientation toward sports. Both mother-son and father-daughter relationships were found to be associated with more traditional female sport orientation in boys and girls, respectively. Explains why parents…

Reviews the literature on child compliance from two theoretical perspectives, social learning theory and the ethological-evolutionary model, with an emphasis on the link between an adult's supportiveness and sensitivity and a child's level of compliance. Strategies for practitioners, based on the research, are suggested. (Author/JAC)

Used data from three generations to examine the association of intimacy to aid and contact in mother-daughter relationships. Results showed aid and contact were not predictive of intimacy. In the younger pairs, the connection between intimacy and contact between visiting and telephoning was conditional on geographical distance. (JAC)

The present study is a replication of a study published by Hobbs a decade ago. Results confirm what was found in 1965. New parents had only slight amounts of difficulty in adjusting to the first child and mothers reported significantly greater amounts of difficulty than did fathers. (Author)

Because young people are coming out of the closet at a younger age, parents often deal with a gay or lesbian child in their home. Parents need the support and intervention of therapists in order to guide their children through this often difficult and confusing time and to face their own issues. Parents wrestle with many concerns such as social…

The message of this series of books, "Parents and Children Together," is that parents and children should get together, talk about stories, and learn together. This book, "Parents as Models," contains several stories that can be read and discussed by parents and children in a relaxed way. The book has a companion audiotape.…

This paper examines two themes pertaining to children of incarcerated parents in Norway. The first is the visiting room of a Norwegian prison. The paper briefly describes conditions in and provides photographs of the children's corner of the visiting room at Norway's Oslo Fengsel Prison. The corner was established in 1998 with toys and fresh paint…