George W. Holden 
Parenting [PDF ebook] 
A Dynamic Perspective

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
PART I. UNDERSTANDING PARENTS AND CHILD REARING
Chapter 1. Introduction: From Beliefs to Scientific Evidence
Parenting Beliefs Throughout History
Authorities’ Parenting Beliefs Throughout History
Other Sources of Parenting Beliefs
Using Research to Understand Parenting
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Parenting
Introduction to Theory
Classical Theories
Biological, Genetic, and Environmental Influences
Social Learning and Social Theories
Family Systems Theory
Other Emotion-Based Theories
Developmental Stage Theories
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 3. Approaches to Parenting Research
Approaches
Comparing Approaches
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 4. How Important Are Parents?
Historical Evidence About Parental Influence
Associations Between Parenting and Children’s Outcomes
The Behavioral Genetics Challenge
A Different Perspective on How Parents Matter
Trajectories and Development
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 5. Determinants of Parenting
Categories of Determinants
Cultural and Distal Determinants
Contextual Determinants
Stable Characteristics Determinants
Situational Determinants
Interrelations Among Determinants
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
PART II. PARENTING AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 6. Becoming a Parent
Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, and Encountering Problems
Labor and Childbirth
The Preterm Baby
Transitioning to Parenthood
Parenting the Newborn
The Problem of Infant Mortality
Ethical Issues
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 7. Parenting Infants and Toddlers
Parenting Infants
Parenting Toddlers
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 8. Parenting Preschoolers
Parenting a Preschooler
Contemporary Issues
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 9. Parenting During the Middle Childhood Years
Parents and Within-Family Interactions
Parents and External Influences
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 10. Parenting Adolescents and Emerging Adults
Developmental Changes in Adolescence
Problems for Adolescents and Their Parents
How Parents Help Teens Navigate Adolescence
Parenting Emerging Adults
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
PART III. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
Chapter 11. Parenting in Non-Traditional Families
Non-Traditional Family Structures
Non-Traditional Parent Characteristics
Non-Traditional Parental Roles or Occupations
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 12. Parents at Risk
Parent Characteristics
Child Characteristics
Parent Context
Support for and Resilience in At-Risk Parents
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 13. Parenting Across Cultures
Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Parenting
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 14. Cultural Diversity in U.S. Parents
Cultural Diversity Among U.S. Parents
Minority Groups
Religion and Parenting
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 15. Child Maltreatment: When Parenting Goes Awry
Child Maltreatment Throughout History
The Many Faces of Child Maltreatment
Maltreatment Across Time and Country
Protecting Maltreated Children: Foster Parents
The Costs of Child Maltreatment
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Chapter 16. Parents and Social Policy
The Changing American Family
The Societal Costs of Family Problems
Social Policy Responses
Controversial Social Policy Ideas
Chapter Conclusions
Thought Questions
Glossary
References
Index

GEORGE W. HOLDEN, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. He received his B.A. from Yale University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After earning his degree in developmental psychology with a minor in social psychology, he was a member of the psychology faculty at the University of Texas for 23 years. While at U.T., he was head of the developmental area from 1990 to 1996 and the Director of the Institute of Human Development and Family Studies from 1995 to 1997. For five years (1999 to 2004) he served as Associate Chair of the Psychology Department. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Society and a member of the Society for Research in Child Development, the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, and the Society for Research in Human Development, where he is currently President. He has been or is on the editorial boards of Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Family Psychology, Parenting, and the Journal of Emotional Abuse. Dr. Holden’s research interests are in the area of social development, with a focus on parent-child relationships. He is especially interested in understanding the determinants of parental behavior, parental social cognition, and the causes and consequences of family violence. For example, he has investigated how parenting is affected and children are impacted by marital violence. Another topic he has investigated in several studies is parental use of physical punishment and children’s perception of it. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Justice, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. He is the author of numerous scientific articles and chapters, and the books Parenting: A dynamic perspective (Sage, 2010) and Parents and the Dynamics of Child Rearing (Westview, 1997). In addition he co-edited Children Exposed to Marital Violence (American Psychological Association, 1998) and the Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques, Vol. 2 & 3 (Sage, 2001). He is married and has three children.