Why Parents Matter: Parental Investment and Child Outcomes
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Why Parents Matter: Parental Investment and Child Outcomes
By (Author) Nigel Barber
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
30th August 2000
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Sociology: family and relationships
Child, developmental and lifespan psychology
306.874
Physical Properties
Hardback
232
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
482g
Description
There is a feeling of helplessness in the hearts of many parents. The social problems that they formerly only read about in newspapers are becoming manifest in their child's school, in their neighbourhoods and in their own homes. This is the most appropriate time for a book that affirms the importance of good parenting in preventing delinquency, drug abuse, and teen pregnancy and promoting happiness and a desire for achievement. Drawing on two themes, Dr. Barber shows how the relationship between parents and children makes a critical difference in determining which children will be happy and productive and which will be negative and delinquent. Secondly, we now understand many of the components of good parenting well enough to predict changes in crime rates, teen pregnancy and academic failure. This is not a how-to book of good parenting, but rather one that helps people to understand patterns they see in their own lives and communities and gives them the information and moral support needed to make whatever changes they see fit.
Reviews
"Teachers and counselors, as well as parents and parental figures who want to help children lead healthy, creative, and balanced lives will find this an informative book."-Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health
"The nurture assumption', that good parenting is important for child development, has recently been under surprising attack. If you want to know why the assumption is correct, read this book. It provides an excellent overview of the essential research."-David Popenoe Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University author of Life Without Father
Teachers and counselors, as well as parents and parental figures who want to help children lead healthy, creative, and balanced lives will find this an informative book.-Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health
Author Bio
NIGEL BARBER is a psychologist and the author of several accessible books on parenting, including Parenting: Roles, Styles, and Outcomes (1998).
