EDUCATION FOR PARENTHOOD - A PRIMARY PREVENTION STRATEGY FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

• NCJ Number: 49922
• Author(s): O MCAFEE; S NEDLER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 33 pages
• Grant Number(s): 90-C-407
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Corporate Author: Education Cmssn of the States
• Sale Source: Eric Document Reproduction Service; Education Cmssn of the States
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATING PARENTS IN A STRATEGY FOR PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE IS DISCUSSED, EMPHASIZING THE RATIONALE FOR PARENTHOOD EDUCATION, EXISTING PROGRAMS, THE PARENT-CHILD SYSTEM, AND CHILD ABUSE ISSUES.

Abstract

MANY DIFFERENCES EXIST IN INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, STRENGTHS, AND WEAKNESSES RELATED TO EFFECTIVE CHILD REARING AND PARENTAL COMPETENCIES, PROGRAM GOALS FOR PARENTHOOD EDUCATION SHOULD EMPHASIZE THE FOLLOWING: (1) A PRIMARY CONCERN FOR STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY UNIT THAT RECOGNIZES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE COMPLEXITY OF RELATIONSHIPS, NEEDS, AND GOALS; (2) PUBLIC RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE COMPLEXITY AND IMPORTANCE OF THE PARENTAL ROLE; (3) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES THAT INVOLVE PARENTS IN THE PROCESS OF SPECIFYING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES RELEVANT TO THEM, THEIR CHILDREN, AND THEIR HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS; (4) DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS DIRECTED TO SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GOALS FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS AS WELL AS THE NARROWER SCHOOL-RELATED GOALS AND CONCERNS; (5) DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PERSONNEL WITH APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS FOR WORKING WITH FAMILIES, ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN; AND (6) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES THAT FACILITATE THE COORDINATION AND FULL UTILIZATION OF ALL EXISTING DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR PARENTHOOD EDUCATION. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--KBL)