Parents and Their Children

by Ryder, Verdene

• ISBN13: 9781566375177
• ISBN10: 1566375177
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Goodheart-Willcox Pub

Summary

With a new design and almost 200 new photos, Parents and Their Children has a fresh look that will catch your students' attention! The content has been thoroughly revised to reflect fast-paced changes in today's world. Parenting is one of the most serious responsibilities a person can have. Use this text to help your students learn what this role demands and what it has to offer.
-- New end-of-chapter feature called "Thinking Critically".
-- New chapter on decisions facing parents-to-be that includes choices about childbirth preparation, delivery, baby supplies, and child care.
-- Increased content on conception, pregnancy, prenatal development and care, as well as crises that can affect the family's well-being.
-- Updated information on meeting children's special medical and educational needs.
-- Added emphasis on how community resources, technology, diversity, and changes in the family affect parents' roles.

Table of Contents

Part One Decisions About Parenting
Parenting as a Career	12	(16)
The Job Description	14	(2)
Myths About the Job	16	(2)
Responsibilities of Parenting	18	(5)
Rewards of Parenting	23	(5)
Parenting: A Choice	28	(22)
What Influences Parenting Decisions?	30	(4)
Factors to Consider	34	(8)
Teen Parenthood	42	(4)
Decision Making	46	(4)
Families	50	(26)
How Are Families Formed?	51	(4)
Family Structures	55	(5)
Functions of the Family	60	(1)
Families: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow	60	(1)
Your Roles	61	(1)
The Family Life Cycle	62	(4)
Each Family Is Unique	66	(10)
Effective Parenting	76	(26)
How Children Grow and Develop	77	(3)
Effects of Heredity and Environment	80	(1)
The Influence of the Family	81	(4)
Effective Parent-Child Relationships	85	(9)
Resources for Parents	94	(8)
Part Two The Beginning of Parenthood
Planning a Family	102	(22)
Advantages of Family Planning	103	(1)
Factors That Influence Family Planning Decisions	104	(2)
Human Reproduction	106	(4)
Issues of Family Planning	110	(14)
Pregnancy	124	(20)
Conception	125	(2)
Prenatal Development	127	(4)
Signs of Pregnancy	131	(1)
Physical Changes During Pregnancy	132	(1)
Emotional Changes During Pregnancy	133	(3)
Complications During Pregnancy	136	(8)
Prenatal Care	144	(20)
Medical Care During Pregnancy	145	(4)
Nutrition During Pregnancy	149	(6)
Weight Gain During Pregnancy	155	(1)
Exercise During Pregnancy	156	(1)
Factors That Increase Health Risks to Mother and Baby	157	(3)
Rest	160	(1)
Maternity Clothes	160	(4)
Decisions Facing Parents-to-Be	164	(24)
Childbirth Preparation Decisions	165	(2)
Where Will the Birth Take Place?	167	(2)
What Baby Supplies Will Be Needed?	169	(6)
Choosing Breast-Feeding or Bottle-Feeding	175	(3)
Who Will Share in Baby's Care?	178	(10)
Childbirth	188	(22)
Signs of Labor	189	(1)
Going to the Hospital	190	(2)
Childbirth Medications	192	(1)
Three Stages of Labor	193	(2)
Methods of Childbirth	195	(4)
Neonatal Care	199	(2)
Bonding	201	(2)
Postpartum Period	203	(7)
New Parents, New Baby	210	(22)
The First Days of Parenthood	211	(1)
How the Newborn Looks	212	(1)
What the Newborn Can Do	213	(4)
How Parents Care for Their Newborns	217	(8)
The Husband and Wife as Parents	225	(7)
Part Three Understanding Children's Growth and Development
Parents and Their Infants	232	(40)
Physical Development	234	(13)
Intellectual Development	247	(8)
Emotional and Social Development	255	(4)
Medical Checkups for Infants	259	(13)
Developmental Charts	261	(11)
Parents and Their Toddlers	272	(32)
Physical Development	274	(9)
Intellectual Development	283	(5)
Emotional and Social Development	288	(6)
The Importance of Play to a Child's Overall Development	294	(1)
Medical Checkups for Toddlers	295	(9)
Developmental Charts	296	(8)
Parents and Their Preschoolers	304	(26)
Physical Development	305	(7)
Intellectual Development	312	(6)
Emotional and Social Development	318	(5)
Medical Checkups for Preschoolers	323	(7)
Developmental Charts	325	(5)
Parents and Their School-Age Children	330	(32)
Readiness for School	332	(1)
Physical Development	333	(7)
Intellectual Development	340	(6)
Emotional and Social Development	346	(5)
Self-Care Children	351	(1)
Children and Stress	352	(3)
Medical Checkups for School-Age Children	355	(7)
Developmental Charts	356	(6)
Parents and Their Teens	362	(20)
Physical Development	364	(5)
Intellectual Development	369	(1)
Emotional and Social Development	370	(6)
Medical Checkups for Teens	376	(6)
Developmental Charts	377	(5)
Part Four The Challenges of Parenting
Theories and Guidelines	382	(22)
Piaget's Theory of Intellectual Development	383	(3)
Erikson's Theory of Personality Development	386	(7)
Freud's Theory of Personality Development	393	(1)
Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs	394	(2)
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development	396	(1)
Other Child Development Theories	397	(1)
Parenting Strategies	398	(1)
An Overall View of Development	398	(6)
Guiding Healthy Development	404	(32)
Guiding Children's Behavior	405	(7)
Sibling Relationships	412	(2)
Developing Responsibility	414	(6)
Developing Honesty	420	(3)
Media Influences	423	(4)
Developing a Healthy Sexuality	427	(9)
Family Concerns	436	(18)
Balancing Family and Work Roles	437	(4)
Divorce	441	(6)
Remarriage and Blended Families	447	(1)
Serious Illness	448	(1)
Explaining Death to Children	449	(1)
Family Moves	450	(4)
Family Crises	454	(22)
What Is a Crisis?	455	(1)
Unemployment and Financial Crises	456	(1)
Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse	457	(2)
Child Abuse and Neglect	459	(6)
Domestic Violence	465	(1)
Gangs, Bullies, and Peer Violence	466	(1)
Missing Children	467	(2)
Suicide	469	(7)
Substitute Child Care	476	(18)
Deciding Whether to Use Substitute Child Care	478	(1)
Types of Substitute Child Care	478	(7)
Selecting Substitute Child Care	485	(2)
Evaluating Substitute Child Care	487	(1)
Concerns of Parents	488	(6)
Children's Education and Health	494	(24)
Parents' Roles in Their Children's Education	496	(4)
Children with Special Needs	500	(10)
Inclusion	510	(1)
Parents' Roles in Their Children's Health Care	511	(7)
The Challenge of a Child-Related Career	518	(17)
Working Directly with Children	520	(4)
Working Indirectly with Children	524	(1)
Creating and Selling Products and Services for Children	525	(1)
Entrepreneurship	526	(1)
Personal Characteristics Needed to Work with Children	527	(1)
Trends Affecting Child Care Careers	528	(2)
Preparing for Tomorrow's Challenges Today	530	(5)
Glossary	535	(5)
Photo Credits	540	(1)
Index	541