Parents and Their Children

by Ryder, Verdene; Decker, Celia Anita

• ISBN13: 9781590701164
• ISBN10: 159070116X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• 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	61	(1)
Your Roles	62	(1)
The Family Life Cycle	63	(3)
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	(16)
Advantages of Family Planning	103	(1)
Factors That Influence Family Planning Decisions	104	(2)
Human Reproduction	106	(2)
Issues of Family Planning	108	(10)
Pregnancy	118	(20)
Conception	119	(2)
Prenatal Development	121	(4)
Signs of Pregnancy	125	(1)
Physical Changes During Pregnancy	126	(1)
Emotional Changes During Pregnancy	127	(3)
Complications During Pregnancy	130	(8)
Prenatal Care	138	(20)
Medical Care During Pregnancy	139	(4)
Nutrition During Pregnancy	143	(6)
Weight Gain During Pregnancy	149	(1)
Exercise During Pregnancy	150	(1)
Factors That Increase Health Risks to Mother and Baby	151	(3)
Rest	154	(1)
Maternity Clothes	154	(4)
Decisions Facing Parents-to-Be	158	(24)
Childbirth Preparation Decisions	159	(2)
Where Will the Birth Take Place?	161	(2)
What Baby Supplies Will Be Needed?	163	(6)
Choosing Breast-Feeding or Bottle-Feeding	169	(3)
Who Will Share in the Baby's Care?	172	(10)
Childbirth	182	(22)
Signs of Labor	183	(1)
Going to the Hospital	184	(2)
Childbirth Medications	186	(1)
Three Stages of Labor	187	(2)
Methods of Childbirth	189	(4)
Neonatal Care	193	(2)
Bonding	195	(2)
Postpartum Period	197	(7)
New Parents, New Baby	204	(22)
The First Days of Parenthood	205	(1)
How the Newborn Looks	206	(1)
What the Newborn Can Do	207	(4)
How Parents Care for Their Newborns	211	(8)
The Husband and Wife as Parents	219	(7)
Part Three Understanding Children's Growth and Development
Parents and Their Infants	226	(40)
Physical Development	228	(12)
Intellectual Development	240	(9)
Emotional and Social Development	249	(4)
Medical Checkups for Infants	253	(13)
Developmental Charts	255	(11)
Parents and Their Toddlers	266	(32)
Physical Development	268	(9)
Intellectual Development	277	(5)
Emotional and Social Development	282	(6)
The Importance of Play to a Child's Overall Development	288	(1)
Medical Checkups for Toddlers	289	(9)
Developmental Charts	290	(8)
Parents and Their Preschoolers	298	(28)
Physical Development	299	(7)
Intellectual Development	306	(6)
Emotional and Social Development	312	(5)
Medical Checkups for Preschoolers	317	(9)
Developmental Charts	319	(7)
Parents and Their School-Age Children	326	(32)
Readiness for School	328	(1)
Physical-Development	329	(7)
Intellectual Development	336	(6)
Emotional and Social Development	342	(5)
Self-Care Children	347	(1)
Children and Stress	348	(3)
Medical Checkups for School-Age Children	351	(7)
Developmental Charts	352	(6)
Parents and Their Teens	358	(20)
Physical Development	360	(5)
Intellectual Development	365	(1)
Emotional and Social Development	366	(6)
Medical Checkups for Teens
Developmental Charts	372	(6)
Part Four The Challenges of Parenting
Theories and Guidelines	378	(22)
Piaget's Theory of Intellectual Development	379	(3)
Erikson's Theory of Personality Development	382	(7)
Freud's Theory of Personality Development	389	(1)
Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs	390	(2)
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development	392	(1)
Other Child Development Theories	393	(1)
Parenting Strategies	394	(1)
An Overall View of Development	394	(6)
Guiding Healthy Development	400	(30)
Guiding Children's Behavior	401	(7)
Sibling Relationships	408	(2)
Developing Responsibility	410	(6)
Developing Honesty	416	(3)
Media Influences	419	(4)
Developing a Healthy Sexuality	423	(7)
Family Concerns	430	(18)
Balancing Family and Work Roles	431	(4)
Divorce	435	(6)
Remarriage and Stepfamilies	441	(1)
Serious Illness	442	(1)
Explaining Death to Children	443	(1)
Family Moves	444	(4)
Family Crises	448	(22)
What Is a Crisis?	449	(1)
Unemployment and Financial Crises	450	(1)
Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse	451	(2)
Child Abuse and Neglect	453	(6)
Domestic Violence	459	(1)
Gangs, Bullies, and Peer Violence	460	(2)
Missing Children	462	(1)
Suicide	463	(7)
A Look at Child Care Options	470	(20)
Deciding Whether to Use Child Care	472	(1)
Types of Child Care	473	(7)
Selecting Child Care	480	(2)
Evaluating Child Care	482	(1)
Concerns of Parents	483	(2)
Managing the Child Care Experience	485	(5)
Children's Education and Health	490	(24)
Parents' Roles in Their Children's Education	492	(4)
Children with Special Needs	496	(10)
Inclusion	506	(1)
Parents' Roles in Their Children's Health Care	507	(7)
The Challenge of a Child and Family Services Career	514	(24)
Working Directly with Children and Families	516	(3)
Working on Behalf of Children and Families	519	(2)
Creating and Selling Products and Services for Children	521	(1)
Entrepreneurship	522	(1)
Know Your Interests, Aptitudes, and Abilities	523	(1)
Considering a Career in Child and Family Services	524	(1)
Personal Qualifications for a Child and Family Services Career	524	(2)
Developing a Career Plan	526	(1)
Trends Affecting Child and Family Services Careers	526	(3)
Preparing for Tomorrow's Challenges Today	529	(9)
Glossary	538	(9)
Photo Credits	547	(2)
Index	549