Statistics indicate that many victims of fatalities from abuse are children of teenage parents. Profiles of typical abuse perpetrators match the characteristics of many students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) and place them at higher risk of acting impulsively and using violent and abusive behaviors. Teaching students parenting skills may be the most cost-effective way to reduce violent and abusive behaviors and prevent the transfer of violent behaviors from generation to generation. For less than $1,000, Project Baby Care, a parental training program developed and adapted for adolescents with EBD, proved successful in increasing their parental knowledge and skills and improving their attitudes toward caring for an infant. The curriculum used in this project included two main components: (1) a practical component of hands-on experiences involving the interaction of students with computerized doll-babies; and (2) a traditional component of reading, writing, and watching films. The participants included 24 males and 13 females, roughly evenly divided between Hispanic and black students (African Americans and Haitians). The ages of the students in each class ranged from 14 to 20 years. The researchers adapted both components of the program to better serve the EBD population. The program was written on a 5th-and 6th-grade reading level, although the content interest was geared for adolescent/young adult interests. This study demonstrated that students with EBD can be successfully trained in appropriate parenting skills. Sixty-eight percent of the surveyed students stated that the Project Baby Care program had helped them to recognize that "parenthood brought dramatic life changes" and were now aware of how unrealistic their expectations about their abilities to parent had been. Most important, this program significantly reduced students' beliefs in the need for corporal punishment. During the program, they learned more effective and humane ways to discipline a child.