International Perspectives on Parenting Support and Parental Participation in Children and Family Services - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook International Perspectives on Parenting Support and Parental Participation in Children and Family Services write by Carmel Devaney. This book was released on 2023-09-08. International Perspectives on Parenting Support and Parental Participation in Children and Family Services available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides an account of parenting support initiatives in children and family services from a number of jurisdictions, paying particular attention to their impact on both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ outcomes for participants and to the inclusion of parents in the design and delivery of these supports. By focusing on parents who are experiencing challenges outside of the normal day-to-day task of parenting and in receipt of formal support services, their perspectives on the experience of receiving these supports and the difference experienced by children and family members are analysed. Conceptually driven and reflecting the individual theories and frameworks that underpinned the parenting supports, the participatory processes and the research undertaken, this book includes case studies from Australia, Bulgaria, England, Italy, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia and Spain. By highlighting the theoretical, conceptual and practical considerations required when supporting parents in an inclusive manner, it will be of interest to all scholars, students and practitioners working in the following areas: social work and social care, child development, child protection and social policy.
Parenting Matters
Parenting Matters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parenting Matters write by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This book was released on 2016-11-21. Parenting Matters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.
Parental Engagement and Early Childhood Education Around the World
Parental Engagement and Early Childhood Education Around the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parental Engagement and Early Childhood Education Around the World write by Susanne Garvis. This book was released on 2021-12-23. Parental Engagement and Early Childhood Education Around the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Exploring the importance of parental engagement in early childhood education, this book delves into research and practices in 25 countries to bring students, researchers, teachers and policy-makers insights into working families around the world. The incorporation and consideration of parental engagement and involvement in early childhood education are a new phenomenon to many countries. Yet, increasing research recognises the importance of parental engagement and involvement in early childhood education services, and the role both parents and teachers play to support children’s learning and development. Using a range of materials from curriculum to policy documents, Garvis et al. demonstrate differences in practices and terminologies pertaining to the topic and provide an international perspective on the importance of parental involvement and engagement in early childhood education services. The content covers a range of countries as well as countries beyond an ‘Anglo-Saxon’ perspective. The different policy settings across these countries highlight how countries work with, and involve, parents differently, which is useful for jurisdictions where early childhood education is a developing aspect of a country’s education system. Looking at cultural influences, partnership approaches, parental collaboration, institutional dominance and child involvement in parent meetings, the content offers readers real understanding of parental engagement and involvement in different settings. The readership includes students in early childhood education, and researchers, teachers, policy makers, and general members of the public interested in parental engagement or involvement in early childhood education across the globe.
International Perspectives on Parenting Support
International Perspectives on Parenting Support - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook International Perspectives on Parenting Support write by Janet Boddy. This book was released on 2009. International Perspectives on Parenting Support available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Residential Care for Children and Youth
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Residential Care for Children and Youth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Residential Care for Children and Youth write by Bruce B. Henderson. This book was released on 2023-12-01. Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Residential Care for Children and Youth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Is residential care 'inherently harmful'? This book argues that this conventional wisdom is wrong and is, itself, harmful to a significant number of children and youth. The presumptive view is based largely on overgeneralizations from research with infants and very young children raised in extremely deprived environments. A careful analysis of the available research supports the use of high-quality residential care as a treatment of choice with certain groups of needy children and youth, not a last resort intervention. The nature of high-quality care is explored through child development theory and research and two empirically supported models of care are described in detail. It will be of interest to all scholars and students of child development, child welfare, youth work, social work and education as well as professionals working within these fields.
