Parenting Books

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31. Coping with Infertility

    Clinically Proven Ways of Managing the Emotional Roller Coaster

    By Negar Nicole Jacobs, William T. O'Donohue

    Coping with Infertility is an essential source of emotional support for any couple struggling with involuntary childlessness. The book offers proven techniques and real-life examples from both men and women, in order to outline common emotional reactions and remind couples that they are not alone...

    Published November 2nd 2006 by Routledge
32. Making Room in Our Hearts

    Keeping Family Ties through Open Adoption

    By Micky Duxbury

    Adopted persons face challenges their entire lives as they struggle to answer the most basic question: Who am I? The hope of open adoption is that adopted children will develop stronger identities if they have the opportunity to develop healthy ongoing relationships with their families of origin....

    Published October 22nd 2006 by Routledge
33. Family Identity

    Ties, Symbols, and Transitions

    By Vittorio Cigoli, Eugenia Scabini

    Gender, generations, and lineage; faith, hope, and justice; gifts, duties, and debts; affection, responsibility, and generativity; values, secrets, and objectives; transmissions and transitions: these are the primary themes of family. They refer to what the family relationship builds in terms of...

    Published October 17th 2006 by Routledge
34. Adoptive and Foster Parent Screening

    A Professional Guide for Evaluations

    By James L. Dickerson, Mardi Allen

    Screening applicants for adoption or foster homes has life-altering consequences for the children involved, yet there are incredibly few programs available to train screeners. The educational system that certifies thousands of social workers each year does not understand the specialized training...

    Published October 9th 2006 by Routledge
35. Family Policy Matters

    How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do, Second Edition

    By Karen Bogenschneider, Karen Bogenschneider

    Drawing on hundreds of studies in the last 20 years, the new edition of Family Policy Matters brings a fresh perspective to family policy, underscoring why it is needed, and outlining how policymaking should be approached. Author Karen Bogenschneider proposes a theoretical framework for...

    Published August 24th 2006 by Routledge
36. Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Treatment Manual

    A 10-Session Filial Therapy Model for Training Parents

    By Sue Bratton, Garry L. Landreth, Theresa Kellam, Sandra Blackard

    This manual is the highly recommended companion to CPRT: A 10-Session Filial Therapy Model. Accompanied by a CD-Rom of training materials, which allows for ease of reproduction and enhanced usability, the workbook will help the facilitator of the filial training and will provide a much needed...

    Published July 25th 2006 by Routledge
37. Engaging Children in Family Therapy

    Creative Approaches to Integrating Theory and Research in Clinical Practice

    Edited by Catherine Ford Sori

    Series: Family Therapy and Counseling

    A common question at the initial meeting of a family therapist and a new client(s) is often whether or not to include a child or children in the counseling sessions. The inclusion of a child in the family therapy process often changes the dynamic between client and therapist -- and between the...

    Published June 26th 2006 by Routledge
38. Acculturation and Parent-Child Relationships

    Measurement and Development

    Edited by Marc H. Bornstein, Linda R. Cote

    Series: Monographs in Parenting Series

    Although many researchers agree on a general definition of acculturation, the conceptualization and measurement of acculturation remain controversial. To address the issues, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) sponsored a conference that brought together scholars...

    Published February 6th 2006 by Routledge
39. Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT)

    A 10-Session Filial Therapy Model

    By Garry L. Landreth, Sue C. Bratton

    This book offers a survey of the historical and theoretical development of the filial therapy approach and presents an overview of filial therapy training and then filial therapy processes. The book also includes a transcript of an actual session, answers to common questions raised by parents,...

    Published November 17th 2005 by Routledge
40. Falling in Love

    Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose, 2nd Edition

    By Ayala Malach Pines

    Falling in Love is the first book to unlock the mysteries of how and why we fall in love. Renowned psychologist Ayala Pines shows us why we fall for the people we do, and argues convincingly that we love neither by chance nor by accident. She offers sound advice for making the right choices...

    Published June 23rd 2005 by Routledge