Part I: The Parent
1. Parenting and Family Systems Patricia K. Kerig
2. Mothering Lynne Murray, Martin. P. M. Richards, and Julie Nihouarn-Sigurdardottir
3. Fathers and Families Ross D. Parke and Jeffrey T. Cookston
4. Coparenting in Diverse Family Systems James P. McHale and Yana Sirotkin
5. Parental Gatekeeping Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan and Lauren E. Altenburger
6. Adolescent Parenting M. Ann Easterbrooks, Rachel C. Katz, and Meera Menon
7. Grandparenting Peter K. Smith and Lauren G. Wild
8. Single Parenthood Marsha Weinraub and Rebecca Kaufman
9. Divorced and Remarried Parenting Lawrence Ganong, Marilyn Coleman, and Caroline Sanner
10. Lesbian and Gay Parenthood Charlotte J. Patterson
11. Sibling Caregiving Laurie Kramer and Tessa Hamilton
12. Nonparental Caregiving Helen Raikes, Abbie Raikes, Jan Esteraich, Amy Encinger, Aileen Garcia, Sukran Ucus, and Elsa Escalante
Part II: Becoming and Being a Parent
13. Intergenerational Transmission of Parenting David C. R. Kerr and Deborah M. Capaldi
14. Parenting and Contemporary Reproductive Technologies Susan Golombok
15. Transition to Parenthood Rebecca M. Ryan and Christina M. Padilla
16. Stages of Parental Development Jack Demick
17. Well-Being in Parenting S. Katherine Nelson-Coffey and Diamond Stewart
18. Parenting and Emotions Esther M. Leerkes and Mairin E. Augustine
19. Parenting Self-Efficacy Carlo Schuengel and Mirjam Oosterman
20. Parenting Cognitions George W. Holden and Margaret M. Smith
21. Parental Attributions Daphne Blunt Bugental and Randy Corpuz
22. Parent Socialization and Childrens Values Joan E. Grusec and Maayan Davidov
23. Personality and Parenting Peter Prinzie, Amaranta de Haan, and Jay Belsky
24. Psychoanalysis and Parenthood Bertram J. Cohler and Susan Paul
This highly anticipated third edition of the Handbook of Parenting brings together an array of field-leading experts who have worked in different ways toward understanding the many diverse aspects of parenting. Contributors to the Handbook look to the most recent research and thinking to shed light on topics every parent, professional, and policymaker wonders about. Parenting is a perennially "hot" topic. After all, everyone who has ever lived has been parented, and the vast majority of people become parents themselves. No wonder bookstores house shelves of "how-to" parenting books, and magazine racks in pharmacies and airports overflow with periodicals that feature parenting advice. However, almost none of these is evidence-based. The Handbook of Parenting is. Period. Each chapter has been written to be read and absorbed in a single sitting, and includes historical considerations of the topic, a discussion of central issues and theory, a review of classical and modern research, and forecasts of future directions of theory and research. Together, the five volumes in the Handbook cover Children and Parenting, the Biology and Ecology of Parenting, Being and Becoming a Parent, Social Conditions and Applied Parenting, and the Practice of Parenting...
