The Process of Parenting

Preface

Part I General Concepts, Goals, and Strategies of Parenting

Chapter 1. Parenting Is A Process

Chapter 2. Cultural Influences on Parenting

Chapter 3. Learning to Parent

Chapter 4. Becoming Parents

Chapter 5. Nurturing Close Family Relationships in a Technological Society

Chapter 6. Supporting Children’s Growth and Development

Part II Parenting at Developmental Stages

Chapter 7. Parenting Children from Birth to Two Years

Chapter 8. Parenting Children in Early Childhood

Chapter 9. Parenting Early Elementary School Children

Chapter 10. Parenting Early Adolescents

Chapter 11. Parenting Late Adolescents and Young Adults

Part III Parenting in Varying Life Circumstances

Chapter 12. Working and Parenting

Chapter 13. Parents by Adoption and Parents by Reproductive Technology

Chapter 14. Parenting When Unmarried

Chapter 15. Parenting in Divorced Families and Remarried Families

Chapter 16. Parenting in Lesbian and Gay Families

Chapter 17. Parenting in Challenging Times

Epilogue

Notes

Credits

Index

The Process of Parenting describes the many ways parents and caregivers can translate their love for children into effective parenting behavior. The book has strong emphasis on the development process in terms of children’s and parents’ growth as complex individuals, and in the changing nature of their relationships over time. Because parents and children are distinct individuals, the book includes a problem-solving approach that can help parents arrive at solutions that fit them, their children, and their life circumstances. The ninth edition includes new first person narrative boxes and more emphasis on social context, new evidence-based parenting programs, and international parenting.