THE INTERVIEWS WITH THE ABUSIVE PARENTS SHOW THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR PROBLEM, BUT MANY OF THEM CLAIM THAT THEY THEMSELVES WERE ABUSED, EITHER PHYSICALLY OR SEXUALLY, AS CHILDREN. THE PARENTS SUGGEST THE NEED FOR PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR CHILDREARING. HOTLINES, CRISIS CENTERS, DAY-CARE CENTERS, THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SELF-REPORTING, AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS WERE SUGGESTED AS APPROACHES WHICH MAY HELP REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF CHILD ABUSE. SEVERAL PARENTS MENTIONED THE NEED FOR MORE CRISIS SHELTERS, WHERE THEY COULD LEAVE THIER CHILDREN TEMPORARILY, SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH PERSONAL CRISES WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE CHILD. ANOTHER POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHELTER HOMES, WHERE GROUP MOTHERS TEACH THE REAL MOTHERS HOW TO INTERACT WITH THEIR CHILDREN, AS WELL AS MONITOR THE CHILDREN AND SHOW THEM HOW TO RELATE TO SIBLINGS AND PARENTS. (BAC)