Jean O. Britton

Children's Perceptions of Their Parents: A Comparison of Finnish and American Children

Comparisons were made between perceptions of parents of Finnish and American boys and girls, nine to eleven years of age. The findings indicate considerable similarity and few differences between the national groups, between boys and girls, and between the age levels in the ways parents are viewed. All children tended to view the mother more frequently than the father as a source of understanding and comfort, and all the groups saw the father more often than the mother as dominating, punitive, and fear-provoking. The proposition that older children tend to view the parent of the same sex less positively than younger children was not supported.

Rearing the disabled child: A framework for further research

Abstract This paper presents a framework which could be used by researchers to obtain descriptive and experimental data about the child-rearing practices of parents of disabled children. In addition, the authors suggest specific areas of research which might prove useful in assisting school psychologists to develop programs of counseling for the parents of such children.