Development According to Parents (Essays in Developmental Psychology) - Softcover

Book 13 of 25: Essays in Developmental Psychology

Collins, W. Andrews Andrews; Goodnow, Jacqueline J.

 
9780863771613: Development According to Parents (Essays in Developmental Psychology)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0863771610 ISBN 13: 9780863771613
Publisher: Psychology Press, 1990

Synopsis

To their everyday life with children, parents bring a number of ideas about development and about parenting. Some of these ideas are about their own children and about themselves as parents. Others are more general: ideas, for instance, about what babies are like, how children change with age, what kinds of affection and control they need, the responsibilities of mothers and fathers, or the degree of influence each parent has over the way a child develops. Moreover, the ideas that parents hold, shape their actions with children and the way they assess both their children and their own performance as parents. With the recognition of parental thinking as a powerful factor in family life, research has turned to the study of this `everyday' or `informal' psychology. Some of the studies deal with the nature of parents' ideas: What ideas are held? Which are most widely shared? How do these ideas differ from one another? Some deal with the sources of parents' ideas: with the factors that give rise to differences among parents from different backgrounds (different cultures, different economic groups, different degrees of experience with children). Others concentrate on the consequences of parents' ideas for themselves and for children. This monograph summarizes the research with an eye to several audiences (researchers, clinicians, educators) and with an emphasis on the questions that remain. A major goal is to point not only to significant gaps, but also to some specific ways in which they might be addressed by further research.

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W. Andrews Collins, Jacqueline J. Goodnow

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Publisher
Psychology Press
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0863771610
ISBN 13 
9780863771613
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
200

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