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Download full textFamily Resource Coalition, Chicago, IL. – 1996
Family support programs have proliferated in many different settings in response to an increasing emphasis in the public policy arena on a family support strategy. These guidelines for effective family support practice represent the consensus of family support practitioners as assessed in focus groups with over 2,000 staff and parent participants.…
Descriptors: Children, Family Needs, Family Programs, Guidelines
Langford, Judy; Wolf, Kathy Goetz – 2001
Family support programs have proliferated in many different settings in response to an increasing emphasis in the public policy arena on a family support strategy. This book offers guidelines for effective family support practice representing the consensus of family support practitioners as assessed in focus groups with over 2,000 staff and parent…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Children, Family Needs, Family Programs
Peer reviewedJung, Lee Ann – Young Exceptional Children, 2003
This article discusses the increased emphasis on providing early intervention services within natural environments and how to maximize natural learning opportunities by using everyday activities that children experience and embedding intervention in daily routines. Guidelines for deciding the frequency of services, changing services, and the level…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Family Environment
Feinberg, Sandra; Feldman, Sari – 1996
This step-by-step guide gives librarians the information to develop successful, collaborative ventures with other organizations in an effort to provide comprehensive and integrated services for children and families. Each chapter outlines steps to take in the creation of a family-centered library environment. The topics discussed are: serving…
Descriptors: Change, Children, Cooperative Programs, Evaluation Methods
Grose, Carolyn, Ed.; Kyle, John E., Ed. – 1991
This guide reviews resources local officials can use to improve institutional services for children and families, and offers procedural advice. Chapter 1 examines the role of municipal government in providing human services and identifies two roles local government has in delivering these services: broker and administrator. Chapter 2 examines…
Descriptors: Administration, Community Role, Family Programs, Federal Aid
Daro, Deborah – 1988
The purpose of this paper is to summarize current trends in child abuse prevention and to provide program administrators and policymakers with guidelines for implementing successful new parent programs in their communities. Contents address: (1) the scope of the child abuse problem; (2) a theoretical framework or conceptual model for use in…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Guidelines
Heffron, Mary Claire; Jonnson, Jerry C. – 1981
Guidelines based on Project Head Start performance standards are offered for persons interested in starting and operating a home-based child development program providing individualized family services through home visits. Opening sections of the manual sensitize prospective service providers to problems and positive outcomes of home-based…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Guidelines, Home Programs, Home Visits
Todaro-Cagle, Julie – 1988
This planning handbook is designed to help library staff and volunteers organize, implement, and manage a Read-to-Me-Club for pre-reading or read-to-me patrons, and those parents, family members, and caregivers who care for, work with, and read to pre-readers. Nine chapters provide: (1) an explanation and description of a read-to-me program; (2) a…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Family Programs, Guidelines, Library Personnel
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Washington, DC. – 1990
This manual provides members of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) with convincing arguments for child care and methods they can use to negotiate for child care, develop community support, convince elected officials to support members' positions, and use the media to publicize the relevant issues. The manual…
Descriptors: Community Support, Contracts, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Iscoe, Louise K. – 1989
This booklet is designed to help individuals address the needs of children and families in their communities. A step-by-step plan of action concerns the processes of getting started, planning for action, raising funds, developing public awareness, and evaluating the program. Discussion is supplemented with general and specific hints. Several model…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Community Action, Community Programs, Community Services
Connecticut Birth to Three System, Hartford. – 1998
This guide offers assessment and intervention guidelines for the Connecticut Birth to Three system concerning the emotional and psychological well-being of infants and toddlers in the system. Emphasis is on infants and toddlers who exhibit symptoms of traumatic stress disorder, depression or other affective disorders, regulatory disorders, sleep…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Early Identification
Shores, Elizabeth F. – 1991
This special report provides answers to six fundamental questions on prenatal cocaine exposure: (1) What problems do drug-exposed newborns have? (2) How many of these children are there? (3) How do we get pregnant women to avoid drugs and alcohol? (4) What should be done to help the families of substance abusers? (5) How do drug-exposed children…
Descriptors: Cocaine, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedMcCormick, Linda; Holden, Rita – Young Children, 1992
Describes developmental and behavioral characteristics of homeless young children and their parents. Reports on how states and communities are attempting to meet the early education and care of young children in homeless families. Discusses the needs or problems that early education and care programs that include homeless children should address.…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Day Care, Family Programs, Guidelines
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, Minneapolis. Services for Children with Handicaps. – 1991
These guidelines were written to help families coordinate the health care that may be needed by a child with spina bifida. The booklet begins with general information about spina bifida. It then discusses the goals of health care, the health care team, the importance of periodic health care, and record keeping procedures. The child's health care…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
Powell, Douglas R. – 1990
This paper examines opportunities and constraints related to the implementation of activities intended to realize the national education goal that "every parent in America will be a child's first teacher and devote time each day helping his or her preschool child learn; parents will have access to the training and support they need." The first…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Delivery Systems, Educational Objectives
