Outlined are areas to consider when conceptualizing and planning programs and activities for parents of handicapped children as part of an early education program, and briefly described is a family involvement model for use in a demonstration program for multiply handicapped children. Five major dimensions along which an early education program can address parental needs and offer qualitative experiences are emphasized: providing social and emotional support to and outlets for parents; providing opportunities for information exchange between and among parents, teachers, and other professionals; providing avenues for parents to participate in the program's activities (included here are objectives, suggestions, ideas, and disadvantages relating to starting a parent's club); improving interactions between parents and their children; and developing and improving various marketable skills of parents. The ASTEM (acquaint, teach, support, expand, and maintain) Model is described as a process-oriented model that focuses on bringing family members into contact with a program and then involving them actively and meaningfully in the program. Appended are sample worksheets containing planning questions, statements, and concerns a program planner need consider in developing an early education program. (SBH)