Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
The Encyclopedia
Selected Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

Gives a comprehensive summary of research on parents and parent-child relationships.

About the Author

CHARLES A. SMITH is Professor of Human Development in the School of Family Studies and Human Services at Kansas State University. He is the author of several books and has been chair of the Parenting Subcommittee of the Interagency Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, and president of the Kansas Governor's Commission on Education for Parenthood.

Reviews

?A volume covering the theories and research related to parenting is long overdue....Overall, this encyclopedia provides a good summary of what is known about parenting and parent-child relationships. Highly recommended for academic libraries and public libraries with community interest in these areas.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?Most suitable for teachers, researchers, librarians, parent educators, and knowledgeable parents.?-American Reference Books Annual

?Smith covers a wide range of timely parenting topics, including current parent research and theory, offering more than 240 entires and 500 pages of definitions and terminology. His encyclopedia has an easy-to-use format and contains references at the end of each entry. Contributed by experts in parenting, these entries by design consist of concise summaries of the most pertinent research.... An excellent resource for professionals, practitioners, researchers, and parents; highly recommended for academic and public libraries.?-Choice

"A volume covering the theories and research related to parenting is long overdue....Overall, this encyclopedia provides a good summary of what is known about parenting and parent-child relationships. Highly recommended for academic libraries and public libraries with community interest in these areas."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

"Most suitable for teachers, researchers, librarians, parent educators, and knowledgeable parents."-American Reference Books Annual

"Smith covers a wide range of timely parenting topics, including current parent research and theory, offering more than 240 entires and 500 pages of definitions and terminology. His encyclopedia has an easy-to-use format and contains references at the end of each entry. Contributed by experts in parenting, these entries by design consist of concise summaries of the most pertinent research.... An excellent resource for professionals, practitioners, researchers, and parents; highly recommended for academic and public libraries."-Choice