Description
Book SynopsisParenting is attracting more professional and political attention now than ever before. More and more parents need the support of others to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to choose what would be best for their children.
Table of ContentsParenting Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (S. Kraemer).
Parenting at the Margins: Some Consequences of Inequality (M.Hoghughi).
Gender Issues in Parenting (P. McMichael & G. Siann).
Approaches to Working with Ethnicity and Cultural Differences (C.Kemps).
Parenthood: Assessment of 'Good-Enough Parenting' (S.Parameswaran).
Parent Education Programmes (D. Braun).
Group Work with Parents (H. Behr).
Developing Home-Based Parenting Skill Programmes, Supported byGroup Sessions of Parenting Techniques (P. Marsden-Allen).
Helping Parents Cope with their Hyperactive Children (J.Douglas).
Stepfamilies (K. Cox).
Parenting of Gifted Children (D. George).
Parenting Learning Disabled Children: Realities and Practicalities(R. Leisten).
Index.