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Annotation: This book presents the stories of 13 adolescent fathers, demonstrating a wide range of responses to parenthood. African-American, white, and Hispanic males are represented about equally. They come from both inner city and suburban areas. A few appear to fit the stereotype of irresponsible young men, wanting little to do with their children. In contrast, others are devoted fathers, truly enjoying their children and the experience of parenthood. Others fall somewhere in between, struggling against significant obstacles to be the kind of fathers they want their children to have. This book is intended for an adolescent audience.

Keywords: Adolescent fathers, Adolescent parents, Parenting, Parenting attitudes, Personal narratives

Annotation: This study investigated the nature, origins, and consequences of adult and adolescent views of the role of the parent (conceptions of parenting). Specifically, the study sought to: (1) Develop a causal model of the determinants of parental behavior, with parenting beliefs constituting a component of the model; and (2) develop and test hypotheses on how parenting beliefs are learned. This portion of the study examined the extent to which beliefs about parenting are transmitted across generations. The findings indicated that determinants of parenting practices include degree of satisfaction with the parent-child relationship and the type of parenting the mother and father received as children. The study also found evidence to support the contention that socialization of parenting beliefs differs by gender of the child. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Parent-child interaction, Parenting attitudes, Parents, School-age children, Siblings

Annotation: This book reports on a study of 1,100 mothers between the ages of eighteen and eighty to learn how women really feel about their children and about being mothers. Sections discuss the myth and reality of motherhood, the stages of motherhood from pregnancy through children's adulthood, the mother-child connection, and work and family.

Keywords: Mother child relations, Emotions, Mothers, National surveys, Parenting attitudes

Annotation: This pamphlet offers practical guidance for parents and teachers in helping children cope with death. The material is drawn from counseling and consulting experiences with bereaved families, and provides straightforward answers to questions which may arise during the death-funeral-mourning process.

Keywords: Attitudes, Bereavement, Coping, Death, Grief, Parent education, Parenting

Annotation: This book reports on a research study of the psychodynamics of pregnancy and their effect on the infant. It provides information on the behavioral aspect of pregnancy: problems associated with pregnancy, family dynamics, and infant and parent well-being. It discusses background variables, pregnancy adaptation, expectant fathers, maternal adaptation, prenatal counseling, postpartum disorders, infantile colic, dimensions of infant behavior, and the effects of infant temperament and sex on maternal behavior. It ends with appendices on evaluations during the prenatal and postnatal periods, a compendium of factor scales, initial factor analyses, and statistical tables.

Keywords: Attachment behavior, Father child relations, Infant behavior, Maternal mental health, Mother child relations, Parenting attitudes, Pregnant women, Psychological characteristics, Research

Annotation: This booklet provides a summary of a conference held in Minneapolis, MN, in August 1958. The conference was sponsored by the Institute of Child Development and Welfare, University of Minnesota, and the Children's Bureau, and it dealt with questions such as (1) how is parental behavior determined?, (2) can it be modified?, and (3) if it can, by what means and under what conditions? The booklet discusses the conference purpose and plan and provides information on the following topics: (1) the role concept in parental education, (2) determinants of parental behavior, (3) modification of parental behavior, (4) parent education and personality change, (5) parent education and research, and (6) problems for research emerging during the conference. References and a list of conference participants are included. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

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Keywords: Conference proceedings, Education, Maternal behavior, Parenting, Parenting attitudes, Parenting skills, Parents, Paternal behavior, Research

Annotation: This double issue of "Media and Values" examines various aspects of children and television. The articles address such topics as how television has changed family relationships, how children have become a consumer market, children's television and death, the psychological impact of media in children's lives, Nintendo games, the Children's Television Act, and television violence concerns.

Keywords: Child attitudes, Child behavior, Family relations, Mass media, Parenting, Psychosocial development, Television