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A Systems Perspective of Parenting: The Individual, the Family, and the Social Network (Psychology)
A Systems Perspective of Parenting The Individual the Family and the Social Network - Psychology Author:Thomas W. Roberts This comprehensive overview addresses parenting issues from a systems perspective, taking into account the changing roles of modern day parents. The real picture of parenting in the '90s is examined, recognizing that the "Leave it to Beaver" family is close to extinction. The author superimposes three stages of parenting on the "normal" family ... more »life cycle: parenting the pre-school child; parenting the school-age child; and parenting the adolescent child. The book shows that functional parenting results from accomplishing predictable parental tasks at each stage.« less