Seventeen Black teenage mothers were videotaped interacting on 10 tasks with their five- to eight-month-old infants. Several significant differences were found between mothers of boys and mothers of girls. (Author/RH)

Six popular misconceptions about adoption are presented along with research evidence refuting each of them. (Author/RH)

Examines the relationship of television viewing to prereading and reading skills, and suggests ways parents and teachers can encourage reading readiness. Some methods integrate reading and television viewing. (RH)

Outcomes of fantasy play training were compared with those of nonfantasy/skills training in English nursery classes and play groups. Children receiving fantasy play training engaged in cooperative play more than did those receiving skills training, played more often in larger subgroups, and were more physically active. Most effects were present at…

Describes the development and field testing of a handbook for nursery school staff on the management of children's behavior problems. The handbook includes four schedules (for behavioral assessment, general assessment, parent interviews, and agency resources) and discusses play activity, behavior modification, and problem-solving approaches to…

Analyzes conversations between one mother and her 22-month-old child, describing sequences the pair used in clarifying each other's focus of attention and in instructing and learning about concepts and motor skills. Results highlight the importance of the intensive learning environment provided by home conversations. (RH)

Investigates the relationship between socioeconomic status and readiness for school among 49 predominantly middle-class four- to six-year-old children enrolled in kindergarten at the Florida State University Developmental Research School. Of the variables investigated (father's education, mother's education, and family income), only father's…

Elaborates the thesis that children's behavior is the language of their emotional life and that teachers' responses to children's behavior foster or stunt children's growth. Gives particular attention to the problem of children's provoking feelings in the teacher that the teacher does not want to acknowledge and to parents' influence on children's…

Discusses a continuum of approaches to discipline that range from those granting the child maximum freedom or authority to those that emphasize teacher control over children's behavior. (RH)

Reports the subjective impressions of a professor emeritus from England concerning race relations and acceptance of ethnicity in the United States. Briefly focuses on issues concerning bilingual and community education. (RH)

Points out controversial aspects of Piagetian theory and indicates ways subsequent articles in the special issue address or are related to those concerns. (RH)

Reviews some recent studies of visual perspective taking which preserve many features of the Piagetian three-mountain task, discusses the generality and particularity of children's perspective-taking abilities, and briefly comments on the relationship between perspective taking and social experience. (RH)

Reviews the Piagetian description of the stages of development of children's drawings, points out the influence of task demands on drawing performance, and asserts need for a new theory. An alternative framework is discussed and recent research illustrating the alternate theory and methodology is reviewed. (Author/RH)

Explores the relationship between Piaget's work on awareness and aspects of language development, pointing out continuities and discontinuities between the two areas of development. (Author/RH)