A systems perspective of parenting: the individual, the family, and the social network

Let's face it: the "Leave It to Beaver" family is close to extinction, and American parents today must struggle with situations and challenges never encountered before. Tom Roberts's comprehensive overview takes into account the changing roles of modern-day parents. The book, and...

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Main Author: Roberts, Thomas W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pacific Grove, Calif. Brooks/Cole 1994
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Summary:Let's face it: the "Leave It to Beaver" family is close to extinction, and American parents today must struggle with situations and challenges never encountered before. Tom Roberts's comprehensive overview takes into account the changing roles of modern-day parents. The book, and its systems perspective, utilizes "reframing," or changing one's perspective, to help end the cycle of ineffective parenting and establish new and more effective patterns of raising children
Timely topics you'll read about include both parents functioning as a unit; single parents; blended families; the influences of culture on parenting; and current models of parent education, including critiques of each model
Physical Description:XVII, 414 S. Ill.
ISBN:0534155464

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