Supporting Parents: Improving Outcomes for Children, Families and Communities
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2010
Open University Press (Verlag)
978-0-335-24176-7 (ISBN)
Open University Press (Verlag)
978-0-335-24176-7 (ISBN)
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This book looks at the importance of supporting parents and explores some of the tensions that have emerged over the years in seeking to establish timely support for parents
"This is the essential textbook for anyone working with parents. Sue Miller makes the theory come alive with real-life examples. Her long experience in this field and in-depth understanding make the subject accessible even to newcomers to the field. I strongly recommend that if you read only one textbook on work with parents, it should be this one."
Mary Crowley OBE, former Chief Executive Parenting UKThe importance of supporting parents is increasingly being recognised in research and policy, and there are continuing concerns about the consequences of failing to provide adequate support for parents. This timely book provides practical advice on how to set up and deliver parenting services that support parents and improve outcomes for children. It:
Explores the latest research, policies and practicesIncludes reflective questions to encourage the reader to develop their own perspectivesConsiders changes to how modern families function Looks at providing support for fathers and male carers
It is valuable reading for students, lecturers, practitioners, service managers and policy-makers and anyone working with children and their parents.
"This is the essential textbook for anyone working with parents. Sue Miller makes the theory come alive with real-life examples. Her long experience in this field and in-depth understanding make the subject accessible even to newcomers to the field. I strongly recommend that if you read only one textbook on work with parents, it should be this one."
Mary Crowley OBE, former Chief Executive Parenting UKThe importance of supporting parents is increasingly being recognised in research and policy, and there are continuing concerns about the consequences of failing to provide adequate support for parents. This timely book provides practical advice on how to set up and deliver parenting services that support parents and improve outcomes for children. It:
Explores the latest research, policies and practicesIncludes reflective questions to encourage the reader to develop their own perspectivesConsiders changes to how modern families function Looks at providing support for fathers and male carers
It is valuable reading for students, lecturers, practitioners, service managers and policy-makers and anyone working with children and their parents.
Sue Miller has worked for more than thirty years as a teacher, psychologist, lecturer and senior manager in Children's Services and higher education. For much of that time she has been a parent herself. She is now a commissioner and lead specialist for family and parenting support in the UK.
Does parenting matter?
Parenting: the policy context
Parenting styles
Parenting support: getting the balance right
Making change happen: including fathers and male carers
Nurturing parents as people
Letting go: negotiating and facilitating independence
Leaving a legacy
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.8.2010 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Milton Keynes |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 136 x 217 mm |
| Gewicht | 245 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Schlagworte | Elternschaft |
| ISBN-10 | 0-335-24176-X / 033524176X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-335-24176-7 / 9780335241767 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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