Front Cover; The Second Handbook on Parent Education: Contemporary Perspectives; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I. Introduction; Chapter 1. Professional Issues in Parent Education; Introduction; The Effects of Parenting Styles; Goals and Activities for Parent Education; The Effectiveness of Parent Education; Parent Education versus Psychotherapy; Group Leader Responsibilities; Leader Qualifications and Training; The Future; References; Chapter 2. National Family Policy: Renegotiating the Government-Family Contract; Introduction; Government-Family Relations.

Ideological Positions and Social RealitiesFamily Policy Proposals; Professionals and National Family Policy; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. The Healthy Family: Is It Possible?; Introduction; Research Background; The Six Major Qualities of Strong Families; Other Research on Healthy Families; Using These Ideas in Parent Education; References; Part II. Delivery Systems of Parenting Education; Chapter 4. Active Parenting: A Video-Based Program; Introduction; The Need for a New Delivery System; What You See Is What You Get-Twice as Fast; From Video to Video-Based Training.

Components of the Active Parenting ProgramThe Active Parenting Learning System; Summary; References; Chapter 5. Parents as First Teachers; Introduction; Building the Model; Missouri Adoption of White's Model; Summary; References; Chapter 6. School-Based Parent Involvement Programs; Introduction; Assumptions; The Mirror Model of Parental Involvement; The Parent Center; Rural and Sparsely Populated Areas; ""Train the Trainers"" Model; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Parent Participation in Individualized Educational Program (IEP) Conferences: A Case for Individualization.

IntroductionA Brief History of Parent Involvement; Rationale for Individualizing Parent Involvement; Levels of Potential Parent Involvement; Summary; References; Chapter 8. Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood Education; Introduction; Teenage Mothers: Characteristics and Consequences; Programs for Teen Mothers; Research on Teenage Mothers; Recommendations for Teenage Parenting Programs; Summary; References; Chapter 9. Parent Education and Involvement in Early Intervention Programs for Handicapped Children: A Different Perspective on Parent Needs and the Parent-Professional Relationship.

IntroductionProvisions under P.L. 99-457 Concerning Parent and Family Services and Involvement; The Rationale for Parent Education and Involvement in Early Intervention; Basic Premises Underlying Parent Education and Involvement in Early Intervention; Conditions Unique to Parents with Young Children; Special Needs of Parents of Young Children with Disabilities or Developmental Problems; Parent-Professional Teamwork in Early Intervention Programs: What Does It Really Mean?; Summary; References; Part III. Training and Research; Chapter 10. Measuring the Effectiveness of Parent Education.