Book Specifications

Author:	Dr. Joseph D. Sclafani
Book Code:	C8224
ISBN:	0-275-98224-6
Publisher:	Praeger Publishers
Publication Date:	7/30/2004
List Price:	$44.95 UK Sterling Price £25.99
Availability:	Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 7/30/2004)
Media Type:	Hardcover

Subject Category:

Psychology

Sub-Category:

Psychology (General)

Series Title:

Child Psychology and Mental Health

Description:

With all of the conflicting advice aimed at parents, it is difficult to determine which sources of child development literature are the best ones to follow. Therefore, Sclafani helps readers to access the appropriate research-based findings. He highlights the different approaches to childrearing, then provides practical advice about which approaches work best and why. His expertise from 20 years of teaching and practicing child psychology and family therapy make him well qualified to tackle this important subject. This volume provides parents with understandable, straightforward information to help them be more effective and positive in their interactions with their children.

Sclafani covers topics that are relevant to all effective parenting. He starts by acknowledging that the process of parenting is a unique set of behaviors based upon values rooted in ethnicity, culture, and family of origin. Next, attachment, temperament, are parenting style are explained in detail, along with the subjects of family structure and discipline. An entire chapter is devoted to exploring the role of parents in their child's education process. Divorce and re-marriage effects on children and ways for parents to minimize harmful long-term effects are reviewed. The often conflicting research on day care placement and its effects are appraised and considered. Also included is information on managing stress levels within families. Finally, there is a chapter on special topics issues including adoption matters and chronic illness in children.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

The Basics (read excerpt)

Foundations of Child Outcome: The Developmental Triad (Part One)

The Developmental Triad (Part Two): Parenting Styles and Triad Interactions

Family Structure and Discipline

Parents as Teachers: Parenting Influences on Education

Parenting and Co-parenting Issues Related to Divorce (read excerpt)

Day Care (read excerpt)

Stress and Anxiety in Children

Fatherhood

Special Parent-Child Issues (read excerpt)

Subject Category:

Psychology

Sub-Category:

Psychology (General)