Parental monitoring of adolescents :: current perspectives for researchers and practitioners /

The close supervision of adolescents dramatically reduces the incidence of risky sexual behavior, drug and alcohol use, and other activities that could negatively affect health and well-being. Because of the strong correlation between parental monitoring and a child's welfare, social workers, p...

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Other Authors: Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent, Jaccard, James, Dittus, Patricia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The close supervision of adolescents dramatically reduces the incidence of risky sexual behavior, drug and alcohol use, and other activities that could negatively affect health and well-being. Because of the strong correlation between parental monitoring and a child's welfare, social workers, psychologists, child development specialists, and other professionals who work with children now seek to incorporate monitoring into their programs and practice. Therefore they require a definitive resource providing the best research and techniques for productive supervision within the home.>
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 287 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231520119
0231520115
9786612872242
6612872241
1282872249
9781282872240

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