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Guajardo, Nicole R.; Snyder, Gregory; Petersen, Rachel – Infant and Child Development, 2009
The present study included observational and self-report measures to examine associations among parental stress, parental behaviour, child behaviour, and children's theory of mind and emotion understanding. Eighty-three parents and their 3- to 5-year-old children participated. Parents completed measures of parental stress, parenting (laxness,…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Child Behavior
Arnow, Michael – 2000
Intended for parents of children ages 2 to 10 years, this videotape offers parents alternative strategies to yelling, threatening, and putting down for dealing with children's challenging behaviors. The 35-minute video features scenarios of four common, challenging behaviors: (1) when children are very active; (2) when they get angry; (3) when…
Descriptors: Anger, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Child Behavior
Peter, Val J. – 2002
Many mothers and fathers are parenting differently since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This booklet describes how parents are discovering new ways to strengthen and build upon their relationships with their children and provides advice to parents on how to help their children grow closer to them, to become caring and sharing people,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Change Strategies, Child Rearing
Chambers, Diane – 1997
One quarter of all American children will live in a single-parent family for at least some portion of their childhood. This guide, organized as a step-by-step process, encourages single parents to reach for excellence in their parenting and to build confidence in their ability to raise healthy, responsible children. The chapters are intended to…
Descriptors: Career Development, Child Custody, Child Development, Child Rearing
Honig, Alice Sterling – 1996
This booklet provides guidance to parents regarding behavior of infants and toddlers, including behavior development and problems. It offers common sense advice and practical examples. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction: What Is Misbehavior of Babies?", discussing "crying" as an appropriate behavior for meeting physical and emotional needs, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior
Gabriel, H. Paul; Wool, Robert – 1995
Noting that with informed understanding, parents can prepare for and cope with their adolescents' profound internal turmoil, this book provides parents with a clear view of what to expect during their child's adolescence: the major biological and psychological developments of adolescence; the most significant social, sexual, and cultural…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse