Parent-Child Relations: Context, Research, and Application

The role of parents in education has become increasingly important today.  This book puts parent-child relations in a historical and cultural context to help undergraduate students understand that there are important similarities and differences in parent-child relationships across cultures.  This approach allows students to see how culture and family variations, as well as age and gender, are related to parent-child interactions at each stage of life.    The text also features in-depth coverage of parenting strategies.  These are covered early in the book to set the stage for the later chapters that focus on parenting at different stages of development.  These strategies provide guidance for parents as well as for professionals working with children and their parents or other caregivers.    Each chapter now includes learning objectives, critical thinking questions, and a list of useful websites.  A new glossary of key terms has also been added.  This new edition has an increased emphasis on the various contexts of parenting as well as more examples and personal quotations from parents and children in various family circumstances.  This text prepares students to integrate theory, research, and technique while working with parents and children in various family contexts. 

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1    Historical and Theoretical Influences of Childrearing                                                 Objectives                     Autocratic Parenting:  A Tradition of Harsh, Strict Childrearing                     The Questioning of Autocratic Parenting                     Theories That Emphasized Parental Understanding of Children                     Respecting and Attending to Children's Enthusiasm for Learning                     The Role of Context in Child Socialization                     The Importance of the Parental Role                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites   Chapter 2    Parenting Patterns and the Impact of Culture and Context                                 Objectives                     Child Socialization Patterns of American Parents                     Cultural Variations in Parenting Patterns                     The Influence of Families of Origin in Childrearing Patterns                     The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Parenting Patterns                     The Influence of Religiosity on Parenting Patterns                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites   Chapter 3    Parents and Children in Varied Family Structures                     Objectives                     Families in Which Children Have Been Adopted                     Divorced Parents and Their Children                     The Postdivorce Adjustment of Children                     Parents and Children in Stepfamilies                     Adolescent Single Parents                     Unmarried Parents Who Are Not Divorced, Widowed, or Adolescents                     Gay and Lesbian Parents and Their Children                     Surrogate Parents                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites   Chapter 4    Child Socialization Strategies and Techniques                     Objectives                     Guidance as Prevention of Problems                     Effective Parent-Child Communication as a Parenting Strategy                     Guidance as Reinforcement and Modeling                     Guidance as Limits, Consequences, and Conflict Resolution                     Resolving Parent-Child Conflict                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites   Chapter 5    Becoming Parents and Parenting Infants and Toddlers                     Objectives                     Optimizing the Chances of Having Healthy Babies                     Birth and Newborns                     The Transition to Parenthood: A Major Developmental Milestone                     The Role of Parents in Infant/Toddler Physical, Social-Emotional, and Cognitive Development                     Parent-Infant Play                     Parental Influences on Toddler's Autonomy and Exploratory Behavior                     The Promotion of Infant-Toddler Physical Development                     Promoting the Cognitive Development of Infants and Toddlers                     Parents' Understanding of Infant Perception                     Parent-Infant/Toddler Verbal Interactions                     The Care of Infants and Toddlers When Parents Work                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites   Chapter 6    Parent-Preschooler Interactions                Objectives                     The Parental Role in Promoting Preschoolers' Social-Emotional Development                     Promoting Preschooler's Physical Development                     The Development of Personal and Family Life Skills                     Promoting Young Children's Cognitive Development                     Challenges and Concerns of Parents of Young Children                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites   Chapter 7    Parents and Their School-Age Children                     Objectives                     Promoting School-Age Children's Social-Emotional Development                     Promoting the Physical Development of School-Age Children                     Promoting School-Age Children's Cognitive Development                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites   Chapter 8    Parent-Adolescent Interactions                     Parental Styles and Adolescent Development                     Quality Time and Parent-Adolescent Engagement                     Developmental Changes and the Parent-Adolescent Relationship                     Parent-Adolescent Conflict                     Changes in the Family System When Children Reach Adolescence                     Problems That Adolescents Sometimes Face                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites     Chapter 9    The Relationships of Young Adults, Their Parents, and Their Children                       Objectives                     The Enduring Bond Between Young Adults and Their Parents                     Variations in the Living Arrangements of Young Adults and Their Parents                     Parenthood and the Social-Emotional Development of Young Adults                     The Influence of Parent-Child Relationships on Young Adults' Cognitive Development                     The influence of Parents on Their Children's Assumption of Adult Social Roles                     Young Adulthood and Parent-Child Relationships: A Family Systems Perspective                     Combining Work and Parental Roles                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites               Chapter 10    Middle Age and Older Parenthood and Grandparenthood                       Objectives                     Parenthood and the Social-Emotional Development of Middle-Aged Adults                     The Relationships of Older Parents and Their Middle-Aged Children                     Parent-Child Relationships and Social-Emotional Development of Older Persons                     Grandparenthood, Personhood, and the Life Course                     Older Adult Caregivers of Grandchildren and/or Elderly Parents                     The Importance and Quality of Intergenerational Relationships                     The Death of an Older Parent                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites   Chapter 11    Parenting Children with Special Needs                     Objectives                     Parenting Children Who Have Exceptionalities                     The Role of Parents Whose Children Have Exceptionalities                     Parenting Challenges Related to Specific Child Exceptionalities                     Parenting Children with Chronic Illnesses                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites   Chapter 12    Families at Risk and Families Coping with the Death of a Family Member                     Objectives                     Child Maltreatment                     The Impact of Maltreatment on Children's Lives                     Children's Exposure to Interparental Violence                     The Impact of Parental Alcoholism on Children                     Families in Recovery                     Coping with the Untimely Death of a Family Member                     Summary                     Key Terms                     Useful Web Sites   Appendix - Four Nationally Recognized Parenting Program Glossary References Author Index Subject Index