Encourages use of Head Start and community resources, professionals, and mothers in shaping children's early experiences to maximize educational potential. Stresses need to give mothers information on child development from the prenatal period through the preschool years. (DR)

Explored the relationship between psychological differentiation and locus of control among compulsive adolescent substance abusers (N=14) in a therapeutic community and their parents (N=27). Concluded that compulsive adolescent substance abusers are psychologically undifferentiated, and involved in a pseudo-individuated relationship with their…

Mentally retarded children need sex education, not only about biological factors involved in sexuality, but also in terms of emotional and social development as well. Ways that parents can prepare retarded youngsters to cope with emerging sexuality are discussed. (PP)

An analysis is made of the reciprocal relationship between play and three areas of interaction between the brain and human development: (1) the affective characteristics of play and the brain; (2) developmental theories of cognition and play; and (3) creativity as a continuation of the brain's need for play. (JN)

Building mainly on Kohut's conception of the creative individual, a model of self-development for the teacher is proposed. The dimensions of creativity, empathy, humor, and wisdom, developed through interaction with students, are highlighted as avenues for teacher growth. (Author/RH)

Analyzed 78 teachers' perceptions of their skills, knowledge, and attitudes about fostering students' emotional growth. Teachers rated themselves moderately skilled on most skill items and reported frequent use of skills designed to increase students' problem solving ability and self esteem. Results indicated much less curriculum use of affective…

Four papers on values education with gifted students are presented. (CL)

The expressive arts, literature, film and song, are mediums for dramatic exposure of human experience with loss. This paper identifies concerns with loss, in students of any age, viewing the arts as a mode of learning in the classroom which elicits feelings and illustrates materials and techniques for expression. (Author)

A rationale for the inclusion of liberal education in the preservice teacher education program is presented, broad liberal outcomes are proposed, and recommendations for the attainment of these outcomes are suggested. (MJB)

Describes four storytelling activities which help students learn a skill and develop their personalities: (1) guided imagery, (2) fragmented storytelling, (3) creative dynamics, and (4) drawing. All techniques appeal to the students' emotional and imaginative potential, evoking a highly emotional and affective response, thus overcoming students'…

The author argues that the arts are important to education because they develop the senses, the emotions, and the capacity for appreciation, which receive little attention in our cognitively-oriented schools. (SJL)

Reports on research to determine relationships between self-disclosure and self-disclosure avoidance. Generally, males avoid self-disclosure in order to maintain control over their relationships; females avoid self-disclosure in order to avoid personal hurt and problems with their interpersonal relationships. (JMF)

The purposes of this paper are to explore the major reasons for limited contraception practices for improving sex education. Three areas are identified for discussion: lack of information, cognitive-emotional development, and acceptance of sexuality. (Author)

This study sought to determine if there is a shift with age in affection (1) from parents to friends, (2) from one parent to the other, and (3) from same-sex to opposite-sex friends. Subjects, eighth graders and eleventh graders, completed the Measurement of Family Affective Structure. (Author)