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| Int'l Paper - Parent Licensing and Child Abuse: 30 Years of Research and Debate (Translated into Japanese) |
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 |
| 3:30 PM–4:20 PM |
| Beacon G |
| Area: CBM |
| Chair: . . (Hawthorne Country Day School) |
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| Parent Licensing and Child Abuse: 30 Years of Research and Debate (Translated into Japanese) |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| ROGER W. MCINTIRE (University of Maryland, College Park) |
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| Abstract: In the October, 1973 issue of Psychology Today, an article by this presenter stimulated more letters to the magazine's editors (385) than any other article before or since. The article presented the notion that parents take a test and obtain a license before having children. At first the majority of letters expressed outrage at yet another interference by government. However, the majority of letters in the weeks that followed became more positive to the notion after a series of news stories reported excessive child abuse in variety of circumstances. This presentation reviews the recent research concerning parenting techniques and strategies in child rearing. Survey statistics that describe contemporary child rearing practices are reviewed. While the research identifies many effective parenting approaches, the survey information shows that useful techniques often go unused. Census data supports the relationship of family quality and parenting skills to frequencies of societal problems in sections of the population. In addition, a review of recent changes in the political climate and the growing concern for family quality shows a renewed acceptance for reforms in child rearing responsibilities. |
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