The Friendship Factor Helping Our chldr Navigate Their Social World Why It Matteers for Their Success

by Rubin, Kenneth; Thompson, Andrea

• ISBN13: 9780670030187
• ISBN10: 067003018X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-18
• Publisher: Viking Adult

Summary

A renowned researcher in child development reveals how parents can promote the "friendship factor" in their children's emotional and social development, a key element that shapes their emotional and intellectual growth and ensures their future success in life. 22,500 first printing.

Author Biography

Kenneth H. Rubin, Ph.D., an internationally renowned researcher in child development, is a Professor in the Department of Human Development and Director of the Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture at the University of Maryland. Featured in publications such as Parents Magazine, Parenting, Redbook, and The New York Times Sunday Magazine, he has also appeared on television shows such as 20/20. Dr. Rubin is the father of two grown children and lives with his wife in north Potomac, Maryland.

Andrea Thompson is a freelance writer.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Part I. The Friend/Parent Mosaic	1	(96)
You, Your Child, and Your Child's Friends: What Parents Should Know About Children's Social Lives	3	(21)
The Power of Peers: How a Child's Friendships Form, What They Mean, and Why They're Critical	24	(22)
Nature and Nurture: The Earliest Ties Among Temperament, Parenting, and a Child's Social Style	46	(32)
The Heart of Parenting: What the Mothers and Fathers of Well-Liked Children Are Doing Right	78	(19)
Part II. A Child's Friendships over Time	97	(84)
Making First Friends: Children Age Two Through Five	99	(23)
The New Look of Friendship: Children Age Six Through Twelve	122	(32)
The Sea-Change Years: Children Age Thirteen Through Sixteen	154	(27)
Part III. In or Out? Longing to Belong	181	(126)
Popularity: What It Means for the Child Who Has It and for the Child Who Doesn't	183	(24)
The Moving-Away-From Child: Helping Your Withdrawn Son or Daughter	207	(21)
The Moving-Against Child: Helping Your Aggressive Son or Daughter	228	(23)
Bad Influences: When a Child Falls In with the ``Wrong Crowd''	251	(34)
Real-Life Parenting: When Family Problems Enter a Child's Social World	285	(22)
A Final Word	307	(2)
References	309	(2)
Index	311