Parenting: A Dynamic Perspective

by George W. Holden

Unlike other books on the market, this text conveys parenting in all of its complexities. It is parent-centered, not child-centered, highlighting such questions as why parents behave the way they do. Although the book is written from a psychological perspective, views from other disciplines—including sociology, criminology, anthropology, and pediatrics—are also discussed where appropriate. The text focuses on typical parent-child relations, emphasizing the process of parenting, and includes historical and crosscultural perspectives.

Key Features   
Intended Audience  
This text is appropriate for students enrolled in courses such as Parenting or Parent-Child Relations in departments of psychology, human development, human ecology (home economics), family and consumer studies, sociology, education, pediatrics, social work, and nursing.

Genres: Parenting

448 pages, Paperback

First published July 21, 2009

Reviews

[Rachel Younger · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping to be able to adopt this text for my Parenthood course, but there was insufficient attention to sociocultural context in discussions of many topics, and some summaries of research were inaccurate. For example, the author listed methodological critiques of the body of research on children with lesbian or gay parents, citing a review from 2001, but many of these critiques have been addressed in subsequent work.

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is fine for someone inexperienced with the topic as the content is delivered from a highly macro level

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for a class. Very interesting and informative. I enjoyed reading it.

[Emma Y]

That super fun moment when you decide to read an entire textbook for your final. I think I did good at least!

[Taliser · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a good brief introduction to parenting theories philosophies, but didn't have quite as much depth as I had hoped on parenting research. The authors did put a disclaimer that this was intended for undergrad or graduate classes not parents. My go to for parenting research is still www.parentingscience.com/.

[Amanda Stewart · Rating 3 out of 5]

read iy for class and it was pretty good

[Ashley]

Reading for school.