Parents and the Dynamics of Child Rearing

ISBN-13: 9780367297718 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 256 str.

George W. Holden

Opis

This book integrates and synthesizes the literature by focusing on issues concerning the parent. It discusses what determines parental behavior? what are the effects of parenting on children? What makes some parents more effective than others? why do some parents maltreat their children?

Spis treści

Preface -- The Development of Child-Rearing Research: From Mere Beliefs to a Dynamic Perspective -- Theories of Parent-Child Relationships -- Different Approaches Used in Studying Parent-Child Relationships -- The Determinants of Parental Behavior -- Associations Between Parenting and Children's Outcomes -- The Attributes of Effective Parents -- When Parenting Goes Awry: Child Maltreatment -- Contemporary Family Problems and Social Policy -- Summary and Implications of a Dynamic View of Parents

O autorze

George W. Holden,