Parent-Child Relations: An Introduction to Parenting (6th Edition)

I. AN INTRODUCTION TO PARENTING. 1. Dimensions of Parenthood. 2. Ethnic Diversity of Contemporary American Families. 3. Parenting Strategies. 4. Theoretical Perspectives. II. DEVELOPMENTAL INTERACTION IN THE CHILD-REARING YEARS. 5. The Transition to Parenthood. 6. Childbirth and the Newborn. 7. Parenting Infants and Toddlers. 8. Parenting Young Children. 9. Parenting School-Age Children. 10. Parenting Adolescents and Young Adults. III. CHALLENGING ISSUES OF CONTEMPORARY PARENTING. 11. Parenting in Single-Parent Family Systems. 12. Parenting in Stepfamily Systems. 13. Parenting in High-Risk Families. 14. Special Challenges in Parenting. Index.Jerry J. Bigner is the author of 'Parent-Child Relations: An Introduction to Parenting (6th Edition)', published 2001 under ISBN 9780130284952 and ISBN 0130284955.