Parent Education A Survey of Group Education in Parent-Child Relationships and Childhood Development in the United States, 1930–1960 With Emphasis on One Program in Sacred Heart Parish, Hartsdale, New York, January, 1960
Abstract
Parent education is an effective tool for enhancing family understanding and personality development. But this education may be seen from two points of view. Very frequently and through many media, parents are given guidance in understanding and coping with the many and complex problems of rearing children. But an equally important form of education which appears to be given less emphasis is preparatory parental education to develop general knowledge and understanding. By this increased understanding of self, of their role as parents, and of childhood development, parents should develop increased parental maturity, improved judgment, and an increased ability to communicate successfully with their children. As a result of this they are enabled to cope more adequately with daily situations thereby, avoiding the development of serious, lasting problems in their children. Yet, American society today seems to spend far more energy and money in attempting to solve problems rather than in preventing them.
Subject Area
Multicultural Education|Individual & family studies|Sociology|Social work
Recommended Citation
Forbes, Ann Marie, "Parent Education A Survey of Group Education in Parent-Child Relationships and Childhood Development in the United States, 1930–1960 With Emphasis on One Program in Sacred Heart Parish, Hartsdale, New York, January, 1960" (1960). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31050543.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31050543
