Parenting Books

New and Published Books

1. The Community Parent Education Program (COPE)

   A Group-Based, Family-Systems-Oriented Workshop for Parents of Children with Disruptive Behavior Disorders

   By Charles Cunningham

   This workshop begins with an overview of the research supporting parent training programs for parents of children with disruptive behavior problems. Dr. Cunningham then presents the research supporting his group-based parenting program (COPE). Dr. Cunningham details each session of the COPE program...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
2. Child Custody Mediation

   An Introduction to the Emotional Dynamics of Divorce, the Process of Mediation, and Developmentally Sensitive Parenting Plans

   By Robert Emery

   In this workshop, Dr. Emery reviews the research on the impact of divorce on children and presents child custody mediation as a way to ameliorate some of the risks associated with divorce. He describes research findings on the risk of divorce and divorce rates from various countries. In addition,...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
3. A.C.T. for Children: Assisting Children through Transition

   By JoAnne Pedro-Carroll

   Dr. Pedro Carroll beings by summarizing the current research on the impact of divorce on children. She then discusses the risk and protective factors for children of families going through divorce. She also describes the different ways children of various ages may respond to separation/divorce. Dr....

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
4. Teaching Parents Home-Based Strategies for Managing Disruptive Behavior

   By Jessica Robb

   In this workshop, Dr. Robb demonstrates effective parenting techniques for children with disruptive behavior problems. She begins by summarizing the common components of manualized behavioral parent training programs and highlights the effective ingredients of these treatment packages. In addition,...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
5. Handbook of Family Theories

   A Content-Based Approach

   Edited by Mark A. Fine, Frank D. Fincham

   Organized by content areas rather than by theory, this comprehensive, accessible handbook helps readers gain greater insight into how key theories have impacted today’s family research. Most competing books, organized by theory, do not provide a strong sense of the links between theory and research...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
6. From Welfare to Childcare

   What Happens to Young Children When Mothers Exchange Welfare for Work?

   Edited by Natasha Cabrera, Robert Hutchens, H. Elizabeth Peters

   Although federal and state support for childcare has increased dramatically in response to welfare work requirements, low-income families are still facing difficulties balancing work and family obligations. There is wide variation across states in the strictness of welfare work requirements and in...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Psychology Press
7. Handbook of Father Involvement

   Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Second Edition

   Edited by Natasha J. Cabrera, Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda

   This second edition reviews the new research findings and theoretical advances on fathers, families, child development, programs, and policies that have occurred in the past decade. Contributors from a range of disciplines and countries showcase contemporary findings within a new common chapter...

   Published November 4th 2012 by Routledge
8. Family-Centered Treatment With Struggling Young Adults

   A Clinician’s Guide to the Transition From Adolescence to Autonomy

   By Brad Sachs

   Family-Centered Treatment With Struggling Young Adults is an indispensible guidebook to the unique set of problems and opportunities that families face when young adults are experiencing difficulty pulling anchor and setting sail. Renowned clinician Brad Sachs, PhD, provides both a conceptual...

   Published November 4th 2012 by Routledge
9. Fathers in Cultural Context

   Edited by David W. Shwalb, Barbara J. Shwalb, Michael E. Lamb

   This new volume reviews the latest research on fathering from every continent, from cultures representing over 50% of the world’s population. International experts on 14 societies/regions discuss cultural and historical influences, variations between and within cultures, and socio economic...

   Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge
10. 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