Parents Teaching Their Young Mentally Handicapped Children.

McConachie, Helen; Mitchell, David R.

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ERIC Number: EJ331881

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Publication Date: 1985

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Parents Teaching Their Young Mentally Handicapped Children.

McConachie, Helen; Mitchell, David R.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, v26 n3 p389-405 May 1985

Reports results of a study analyzing interaction between 21 mothers and fathers and their young mentally disabled children, including short-term stability of features of communication and comparison of dyads involving mothers and fathers. Implications are outlined for interventions to help parents teach their young mentally disabled children. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Mental Retardation, Nonverbal Communication, Parent Child Relationship, Parents as Teachers, Preschool Children, Teaching Styles, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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