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Parents Speak: An Ethnographic Study of Autism Parents
… documents the everyday experiences of the parents of children diagnosed with autism with whom I conducted fieldwork from April 2010 through September 2011. It describes the daily activities of self proclaimed "autism parents" living in Queens, New York, who tirelessly campaign for their …
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Do parents talk to their children about race? An exploration of Black parents and White parents
… An exploratory hypothesis was that Black parents would exhibit more cultural socialization, preparation for bias, and promotion of mistrust than White parents. In addition, there were hypotheses that the messages that parents impart to their children about race would be influenced by the …
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Parents' Self -Views: Implications for Parents' Use of Control With Their Children and Parents' Mental Health
… to investigate why there are differences among parents in their exertion of control over their children. The key proposal was that parents who include their children in their self-construals are particularly likely to use control with their children because they see their own self-worth as …
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Adoption by Foster Parents
Adoption by foster parents was studied by personally interviewing a randomly selected sample of adoptive foster parents and children residing in the Chicago area. The children were between the ages of seven and 13 at the time of the interview.
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Attitudes of Parents and Teachers Toward Pre-School Reading Instruction Initiated by Parents
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-08T21:23:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6604205.pdf: 4573179 bytes, checksum: 5b7e17dbe7770534c4287374e02b6723 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1965
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Parents' Responses to Children's Success and Failure: Differences Between Chinese and European American Parents
… research examined cultural differences in how parents respond to children's performance. Whether such differences account for cultural differences in children's responses was also studied. In Study 1, Chinese fifth-graders (N = 188) reported that parents deemphasized their academic success and …
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Parents as partners in learning
… and school leaders are increasingly encouraging parents to become more directly involved in their children’s schooling and academic development. This study was designed to support the parents of students who experience difficulty with academic learning via a school-based Parent Mindset Program …
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Filial Therapy with Israeli Parents
… a method of intervention for children of Israeli parents living in Israel. This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of intensive filial therapy training in (a) reducing internalizing behavior problems of Israeli children; (b) reducing externalizing behavior problems of Israeli …
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Reading: A Preprimer for Parents
… purpose of this project is to plan a booklet for parents which will provide them with some background information on the reading process and methods and approaches to reading instruction, along with some specific suggestions of ways they can help their children learn to read. Also included is a …
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Parents' Perceptions of Teenage Pregnancy
… of this study is to shed light on Latino/a parents' perceptions and attitudes about adolescent pregnancy. This study aims to reveal how parental perceptions and attitudes may impact parental communication with their children about teen pregnancy. Considering that parents play in important …
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Understanding physical activity in parents.
… benefits for both physical and mental health. Parents can also experience additional gains, for example an improved ability to cope with the daily challenges of being a parent and closer relationships with children through co-participation. Despite this, review-level evidence has shown that …
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University students' perceptions of their parents' childrearing styles associated with their inclinations to become parents
… compared with their inclination to become parents. This study examined 67 West Virginia University students' responses to the Adapted Parenting Attribute Questionnaire (APAQ) completed by Child Development and Family Studies majors in 2007. The purpose was to determine patterns of …
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Investigation of Parents’ Involvement in Minority Language Maintenance: Case Study of Chinese Heritage Learners’ Parents
… extensive research has concluded that Chinese parents generally hold positive attitude towards bilingual education (Lao, 2004; Li, 2006), it remains largely unknown how they translate their beliefs into home practices (Li, 2006). This study is an ethnographic case study of two Chinese families. …
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When Parents Come Out as Parents of Gay and Lesbian Children: A Transformation of the Self.
<p>This study examines how and why parents of gay and lesbian children come to join a support and advocacy group when same-sex attraction and sexuality are still considered deviant and immoral by the majority of society. Based on participant observation of and interviews with parents in two …
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The Impact of "Parents Feeling Capable" Treatment on the Self-Efficacy of Low Socio-Economic Parents
… was to determine the impact of parent workshops (Parents Feeling Capable) specifically designed to enhance the self-efficacy of parents of preadolescent children identified as being of low socio-economic status. To perform the study, two groups were formed. One group of 33 parents identified as …
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