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Gfellner, Barbara M.; McLaren, Lorraine; Metcalfe, Arron – Child Welfare, 2008
This article is a 20-year evaluation of the Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP) of Child and Family Services in Western Manitoba. Following Levenstein's (1979, 1988) approach, home visitors model parent-child interchanges using books and toys to enhance children's cognitive development through appropriate parenting behaviors. The evaluation provides…
Descriptors: Home Programs, Home Visits, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship
Sherman, Linda – 1981
Project ESPIRIT (Educational System in Parenting for the Retarded with Infants and Toddlers) has provided home based services to 25 at risk children of mentaly retarded parents. Assessments performed at home are followed by development of individualized educational programs for both child and parent. Suggestions are given for establishing such a…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Home Programs, Infants, Mental Retardation
Wnek, Linda; And Others – 1980
The document consists of a program manager's manual for the Parent Infant Program (PIP), an early intervention program designed to foster effective parenting of infants with developmental disabilities and delays. Section 1 provides a program overview. Three program goals are: to build parental confidence as primary teachers/facilitators of their…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Programs, Home Programs
Lambie, Dolores Z.; And Others – 1974
This booklet describes and evaluates an experimental home teaching program based on Piagetian developmental theory. The project was designed to stimulate infants' cognitive development and help mothers become more effective teachers of their children. Sixty-five infants, primarily from low socioeconomic status homes, were enrolled in the program…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Family Environment, Home Programs
Bertram, Charles L.; And Others – 1976
The results of five studies dealing with the social and educational characteristics of Appalachian families of young children are presented as a planning base for home-oriented education. Four of the studies assessed: (1) the educational and occupational attributes of parents, (2) the availability and usage patterns of television and radio by…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Child Rearing, Early Childhood Education, Home Programs
Salzer, Richard T. – 1972
Early childhood education is the topic of this chapter from "Six Crucial Issues in Education." The Foreword and introduction to the book are provided. The following areas are discussed in this chapter: (1) Research--Bloom, Hunt's "Intelligence and Experience," Piaget; (2) Head Start and Other Compensatory Programs; (3) Public…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Books, Child Care, Child Development