• Relational Contexts for Raising Children
• Economics
• Parenting-on-the-Run
• Childhood Obesity and Other Eating Disorders
• Cultural Diversity
• The Media and Technology
• Autistic and Other Special Need Children
• Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs
• HIV/AIDS and Other STDs
• Gangs and Violence
• Child Maltreatment

• Motivations for Parenting
• Parenting Functions and Responsibilities
• Good Parenting
• Parental Influence Processes
• Bad Parenting

4. Parenting Guidelines 

• Give Children Warmth, Acceptance and Respect 
• Enjoy Your Children’s Development and Be Alert to Special Needs
• Use Firm and Fair Leadership
• Avoid Corporal Punishment and Verbal Aggression
• Start Early in Preparing Children for School
• Create a Home Environment That Supports Education
• Be an Active Partner with Your Child’s School
• Manage Your Child’s Obesity and Eating-Related Problems
• Teach Children about Their Own and Other Cultures
• Teach Children about Substance Abuse
• Teach Children about Sexuality
• Teach Children to Be Financially Successful and Giving
• Manage Your Children’s Media and Technology Exposure
• Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle
• Nurture the Relationship in Which You Are Raising Your Children
• Set a Good Example of Life Long Learning

5. Parenting Children with Special Needs

• What is a Special Need?
• Professional Definitions
• Types of Childhood Disabilities and Other Special Needs
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (AD/HD)
• Learning Disabilities
• Importance of Early Identification and Early Intervention
• Managing a Child with Special Needs

6. Skill-Building Programs and Services

• Parenting and Family Skill-Building Programs
• Individualized Parenting Education and Support

7. Program Descriptions

• Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.)
• CICC’s Trio of Programs:    
          Confident Parenting           
          Effective Black Parenting    
          Los Ninos Bien Educados
• Positive Indian Parenting
• Siblings Without Rivalry: A Topic-Centered Program
• The Nurturing Programs
• Steps to Independence
• Stop and Think Social Skills Training Program
• Parents on Board
• Active Parenting
• Children in the Middle
• Families and Schools Together (FAST)
• Guiding Good Choices
• Parenting Wisely
• Strengthening Families
• Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP)
• The Incredible Years

8. More Parenting Resources

• 2–1-1 and Community Services
• Television, Parenting Magazines and Newspapers
• Using the Internet

9. Conclusions

National Effective Parenting Initiative (NEPI)

Appendix: The CICC Discovery Tool

Notes

References

Index

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