Parent-Child Relations: An Introduction to Parenting

by Jerry J. Bigner

The world has changed since the first edition of this pioneering text was published in 1979, and with it the context of parenting has changed. Parents today must not just help their children learn socialization, but also teach them the skills and abilities they need to cope with the rapidly changing society of their future. Using the family systems model, the author explains how families function, how they strive to maintain stability over time, and how they change and adapt as children grow up. The book offers the following pedagogical tools to help students prepare for their roles as professionals working with parents and families as well as becoming parents New To This NEW : Includes expanded coverage of attachment between parents and children– Explains how it affects development of both adults and children. NEW! Gives a much greater emphasis on the cultural context of parenting throughout and especially in Chapters 1 and 2– Describes how parenting is shaped by family ecological and cultural factors. This is the standalone book, if you want the book/access card order the ISBN listed 013704335X / 9780137043354 Parent-Child An Introduction to Parenting & MyVirtualChild -- Access Card Package consists 0135002192 / 9780135002193 Parent-Child An Introduction to Parenting 0205690335 / 9780205690336 MyVirtualChild -- Standalone Access Card

Genres: School, Parenting, Read For School

381 pages, Paperback

Published January 7, 2009

Reviews

[piper]

parenting and family class!!

[Whitney Reid Drebot · Rating 3 out of 5]

It just feels great to be marking all my textbooks as read. I really liked this class. Textbook was a little boring though and the chapters were loooooong.

[Jordan :)]

Textbook

[Destanee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Textbook for class

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anyone who has children, wishes to have children, or in any way associates with, teaches, or works with children, should read this book. It teaches the basics about the interrelationships between parents and children throughout the lifespan, as well as a summary of a number of issues parents, children, and family face.