Grandparents will often realize--even before parents--that a child is gifted, and that the child will need additional emotional and intellectual sustenance. Features of this book include: (1) Early signs of giftedness; (2) Special needs and areas of concern; (3) Unique roles of grandparents; (4) Building a bond with a grandchild; (5) Maximizing…

This book explains how perfectionism can immobilize some children, cause social adjustment problems for others, and be a major contributing factor to why school assignments and personal responsibilities are not being completed by so many of todays gifted children. Chapter 1 discusses the characteristics of perfectionists. It explains that because…

Descriptions of past social attitudes and policies that influence the present structure and thinking in the areas of child protection, juvenile justice, education, and mental health are provided by this handbook designed to aid in understanding and helping adolescents traumatized by abuse. This foundation is interwoven with current news examples…

This history explores the nature of postwar advocacy for women's higher education, acknowledging its unique relationship to the expectations of the era and recognizing its particular type of adaptive activism. Linda Eisenmann illuminates the impact of this advocacy in the postwar era, identifying a link between women's activism during World War II…

The advocacy role of state developmental disabilities councils is examined in the monograph. It is explained that the material was gathered from a 1974 conference in Winter Park, Colorado. Topics addressed include the potential for advocacy, a personal perspective on developmental disabilities from a cerebral palsied adult, planning and evaluating…

The focus of this handbook is on institutional rather than on individual neglect and abuse of children. Specific problems facing children are documented and strategies offered for alleviating those problems at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as in the public and private sectors. A discussion is presented on the United States Census…

This book offers practical guidance and concrete strategies for making change on behalf of young children and families at the school/center, local, state, and national levels. It includes an updated introduction, clarification of what nonprofit organizations can and cannot do during an election year, and new material on the legislative process,…

This book argues that it is time for Americans to rebuild their television system and that translating the public interest into a commitment to the nation's children will take time, education, and public debate. The book affirms that American adults need to consider what public interest means with respect to those who are too young to vote, who…

Young people's legal rights have expanded dramatically in the past 25 years, but many times these rights are abridged. This publication informs teens, teachers, high school counselors, and parents of the lawful rights of minors in the 1990s. In a question-and-answer format, the book covers the expanding rights of young people at home, at school,…

The monograph contains seven papers on developing and maintaining cooperation between parents of handicapped children and education professionals. B. Pattison reviews the history of parent involvement and advocacy and offers suggestions for improving school and community relations in "The Early Years and Now: The History of the Parent…

The book is intended to help parents of handicapped children secure good special education services for their children. Nine chapters focus on aspects of parent advocacy and include practical information and case studies. Chapter 1 emphasizes the importance of parental knowledge about the educational planning process and the professionals…

Discussed in the booklet are approaches for citizens to use in helping the silent minority--mentally retarded (MR) children and adults--attain their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The MR person is described to be one of 6 million retarded Americans, to benefit from education although his ability to learn is limited, to have…

This book examines the emerging social science research base on violence and families. It specifically explores the evaluation of family violence as well as insights reported in other assessments of selected interventions. The focus is on family violence and family violence interventions, ways to improve evaluation, social service interventions,…

Even though a majority of Americans claim to support public funding of the arts, state government spending on the arts is minimal--and may be losing ground relative to other types of state expenditures. Moreover, most state arts agencies, or SAAs, have not succeeded in convincing state government leaders that the arts should be integral to their…

This volume emerged as an outgrowth of a conference on Children's Rights and Child Advocacy held at Teachers College, Columbia University, in June of 1977. The contributors include child advocates from the fields of law, education, psychology, and government. The writers maintain several focal points in their papers. Central to their arguments is…