This collection of papers identifies programs designed to educate and meet the needs of diverse parents. The 16 papers are: (1) "American Families in the 1990s and Beyond" (Dennis H. Karpowitz); (2) "Gender Issues in Parenting: Parenting Teenage Girls" (Lauren Ayers); (3) "Teaching about Sexual Diversity: A New Frontier for Parenthood Educators" (Donna Swall and Forrest Swall); (4) "Parenting and Ethnicity" (Diane McDermott); (5) "Parenting in the Global Community: A Cross-Cultural/International Perspective" (John Bennett and Liam K. Grimley); (6) "A Psychoeducational Program for Parents of Dysfunctional Backgrounds" (Marvin J. Fine and Katherine F. Wardle); (7) "Supportive Family Training: Education and Support for the Parents of Persons with Serious Mental Illness" (Sheila Le Gacy); (8) "Parent Education for Fathers" (Stephen T. Sirridge); (9) "Grandparents Raising Grandchildren" (Oliver W. Edwards); (10) "Parenting Emotionally Disturbed Children" (Eric M. Vernberg and Anabella Pavon); (11) "Parenting Children with Learning Disabilities" (Paula E. Lancaster); (12) "Parenting Children with Brain Injury" (William J. Warzak and Cynthia M. Anderson); (13) "Parenting Chronically Ill Children" (Steven W. Lee and Thomas P. Guck); (14) "Education Programs for Parents and Families of Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities" (Earle Knowlton and Douglas Mulanax); (15) "Educating Parents To Be Advocates for Their Children" (Michelle L. Moriarty and Marvin J. Fine); and (16) "Managing Crisis: Intervention Skills for Parents" (K. C. Lazzara and Scott Poland). (Papers contain references.) (SM)