Parenting Books

New and Published Books

1. Serving Military Families in the 21st Century

   By Karen Rose Blaisure, Tara Saathoff-Wells, Angela Pereira, Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Amy Laura Dombro

   Series: Textbooks in Family Studies

   This text introduces readers to military families, their resilience, and the challenges of military life. Personal stories from active duty, National Guard, reservists, veterans, and their families, from all branches and ranks of the military, and those who work with military personnel, bring their...

   Published April 1st 2012 by Routledge Academic
2. Families with Futures

   Family Studies into the 21st Century, Second Edition

   By Meg Wilkes Karraker, Janet R. Grochowski

   Noted for its interdisciplinary approach to family studies, Families with Futures provides an engaging, contemporary look at the discipline's theories, methods, essential topics, and career opportunities. Featuring strong coverage of theories and methods, readers explore family concepts and...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge Academic
3. Evidence-based Parent Education Programmes to Promote Positive Parenting

   A Special Issue of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

   Edited by María José Rodrigo, Ana Almeida, Christiane Spiel, Willem Koops

   Series: Special Issues of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

   The objective of this special issue is to illustrate some of the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects involved in the evidence-based evaluation of family educational programs aimed at supporting positive parenting. The main novelty that this special issue brings is the compilation of...

   Published February 5th 2012 by Psychology Press
4. Father-Daughter Relationships

   Contemporary Research and Issues

   By Linda Nielsen

   Series: Textbooks in Family Studies

   The first research-based text that focuses on the impact of the father-daughter relationship, this provocative book examines the factors that can strengthen or weaken these relationships and the impact that these relationships have on society. The research is brought to life with compelling...

   Published January 24th 2012 by Routledge Academic
5. Sacred Matters

   Religion and Spirituality in Families

   By Wesley R. Burr, Loren D. Marks, Randal D. Day

   Sacred Matters explores the multi-disciplinary literature about the role of religion in family life and provides new research and a new theory about ways various aspects of the sacred are helpful and harmful. The authors hope that their new conceptual framework will stimulate new research and...

   Published October 25th 2011 by Routledge Academic
6. Poisonous Parenting

   Toxic Relationships Between Parents and Their Adult Children

   Edited by Shea M. Dunham, Shannon B. Dermer, Jon Carlson

   Series: Family Therapy and Counseling

   How does the toxicity associated with particular parenting styles affect attachment? How do the contaminated views of themselves that children of poisonous parents have affect their relationships into adulthood? Like physicians, clinicians do not want to amputate, but they sometimes find it...

   Published June 12th 2011 by Routledge
7. Black Fathers

   An Invisible Presence in America, Second Edition

   Edited by Michael E. Connor, Joseph White

   This book offers a broader, more positive picture of African American fathers. Featuring case studies of African-descended fathers, this edited volume brings to life the achievements and challenges of being a black father in America. Leading scholars and practitioners provide unique insight...

   Published April 20th 2011 by Routledge Academic
8. Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts

   Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Motherhood

   By Karen Kleiman, Amy Wenzel

   What if I drop my baby when I go down the steps? What if I burn the baby in the bathtub? Thoughts like these can be frightening to new mothers, but are a common symptom pregnant and postpartum women can experience. Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts addresses the nature of these...

   Published November 14th 2010 by Routledge
9. Parenting After the Death of a Child

   A Practitioner's Guide

   By Jennifer L. Buckle, Stephen J. Fleming

   Series: Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement

   The death of a child has a tremendous and overwhelming impact on parents and siblings, completely altering the psychological landscape of the family. In the aftermath of such a tragedy, parents face the challenge of not only dealing with their own grief, but also that of their surviving children....

   Published August 11th 2010 by Routledge
10. Evidence-Based Policymaking

    Insights from Policy-Minded Researchers and Research-Minded Policymakers

    By Karen Bogenschneider, Thomas J. Corbett

    This book is for those who believe that good government should be based on hard evidence, and that research and policy ought to go hand-in-hand. Unfortunately, no such bond exists. Rather, there is a substantial gap, some say chasm, between the production of knowledge and its utilization. Despite...

    Published April 22nd 2010 by Routledge Academic