The Cambridge Handbook of Parenting: Interdisciplinary Research and Application
- 17h 31m
- Amanda Sheffield Morris, Julia Mendez Smith
- Cambridge University Press
- 2023
Parenting is a critical influence on the development of children across the globe. This handbook brings together scholars with expertise on parenting science and interventions for a comprehensive review of current research. It begins with foundational theories and research topics, followed by sections on parenting children at different ages, factors that affect parenting such as parental mental health or socioeconomic status, and parenting children with different characteristics such as depressed and anxious children or youth who identify as LGBTQ. It concludes with a section on policy implications, as well as prevention and intervention programs that target parenting as a mechanism of change. Global perspectives and the cultural diversity of families are highlighted throughout. Offering in-depth analysis of key topics such as risky adolescent behavior, immigration policy, father engagement, family involvement in education, and balancing childcare and work, this is a vital resource for understanding the most effective policies to support parents in raising healthy children.
About the Author
Amanda Sheffield Morris is Regents Professor and George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair in the Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, USA. She is co-author of Adverse and Protective Childhood Experiences: A Developmental Perspective (2020) and co-editor of Authoritative Parenting: Nurturance and Discipline for Optimal Child Development (2013).
Julia Mendez Smith is Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA. She is also a clinical-community psychologist and a licensed mental health professional in the state of North Carolina. She has published widely on childcare access, school readiness, and parent and family engagement, and she has worked in partnership with Head Start programs and local schools for over twenty years.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Foundational Theories and the Establishment of Parenting Science Research
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Parenting, Challenges, Brain Development, and Attachment Strategies
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Parenting and Brain Development
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Parenting and Children’s Social and Emotional Development: Emotion Socialization Across Childhood and Adolescence
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Parents Matter: The Cornerstone for Children’s Cognitive and Language Development
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Discipline and Punishment in Child Development
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Parenting From a Cultural and Global Perspective: A Review of Theoretical Models and Parenting Research in Diverse Cultural Contexts
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Bolstering the Bond: Policies and Programs That Support Prenatal Bonding and the Transition to Parenting
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Parenting during Infancy and Early Childhood
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Parenting That Promotes Positive Social, Emotional and Behavioral Development in Middle Childhood
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Parenting Adolescents
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Parenting during Emerging Adulthood
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Mental Health and Parenting
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Ethnicity and Race as a Context for Parenting: An Examination of Academic Socialization, Cultural Socialization, and Teachings about Discrimination
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The Role of Fathers in Caregiving
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Understanding Parenting Through a Family Systems Lens
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Parenting Children with Disabilities
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Parenting Children with Externalizing Behavior and ADHD
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Parenting in the Context of Child Anxiety and Depression
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Parenting LGBTQ Children and Adolescents
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Parenting Children with a History of Adversity
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Parent and Family Engagement in Early Education Programs
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Refugee Policies and Parenting in the United States and Germany
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Parents as Earners: What Parental Work Means for Parenting and the Role of Public Policy
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Parenting of Children Involved in the Child Welfare System
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Technology and Parenting: Challenges and Opportunities
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Preventing Risk Behaviors in Adolescence
