Discusses personal power in young children. Focuses on the balance of power in the classroom, the relation of power to pedagogy, and the nursery school as an enabling environment. Describes a self-enhancement program. (RJC)

Discusses the development of the Brunswick Children's Centre. The center was a demonstration project for children up to 14 years old that was created in the 1940s by the Commonwealth government of Australia in response to child care needs. (RJC)

Parents of 565 children aged 3-12 years were interviewed to find out what the parents told their children to protect them from sexual molestation. Three quarters of the parents told their children nothing, and most parents who thought they had given information had only given hints. (RJC)

Discusses the environmental and constitutional factors of learning and behavioral problems in school children, and suggests an approach for management. Proposes an expanded role for the medical practitioner in assessment and management. (RJC)

Investigates the relationships among 20 mothers' and 20 fathers' self-reports of caregiving and emotional involvement with their four-month-old infants. For fathers, caregiving was positively correlated with emotional involvement with infants, time spent touching infants, average length of touch, and frequency of gazes at infants. (RJC)

Investigated differences in achievement of 221 kindergartners with different cognitive tempos. Results suggest that kindergartners who exhibit an impulsive cognitive tempo may be judged by teachers as being less academically and socially competent than other kindergartners. (RJC)

Assesses the school achievement and level of education of 530 children reared in children's villages. Results indicate that school achievement and education level of such children were better than those of children in traditional foster care or with parents from very disadvantaged backgrounds. (RJC)

Assesses a behavioral intervention program for 31 children aged nine months to 3 1/2 years who had sleep problems. The children's sleep showed rapid improvement following the intervention, and similar changes were observed in other measures. (RJC)

Discusses the role of judgments and the teacher as judge in the classroom. Describes how judgments may be communicated through the written word, with emphasis on judgments communicated via school records. (RJC)

Investigates the behavioral development of 157 children of 7-15 years who were reared in children's villages. Results indicate that the proportion of behavior problems of children reared in monoparental foster care is equivalent to those of children reared in working-class families. (RJC)

Examines the teacher's role in early childhood education in Australia in light of the demands of working with families and responding to changes in the community. Suggests methods for bringing unity and cohesion to the early childhood profession. (RJC)

Reviews recent research on the effect of day care on the intellectual development of advantaged children. Some researchers report beneficial effects, while others report a negative effect on cognitive functions. (RJC)

Discusses the history of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research and the functions and research projects of its Early Childhood Unit. Discusses the relationship between research and practice in early child development and education within the context of the council's early childhood work. (RJC)

Examined the relationship between the quality and quantity of parent/staff communication and the behavior adjustment of 60 children aged three-four years who were enrolled in child care centers or kindergartens. Results are discussed. (RJC)

Investigates 74 parents' bias towards optimism concerning the development of 10 personal qualities in their children. Results indicate that parents are optimists in judging their child's future behavior regardless of the child's sex. (RJC)