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Title Family investments in children's potential : resources and parenting behaviors that promote success / edited by Ariel Kalil, Thomas DeLeire.

Publication Info. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 295 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Monographs in parenting
Monographs in parenting series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents "Family process" investments that matter for child well-being -- Family investment and child and adolescent adjustment : the role of genetic research -- Family influences on children's verbal ability -- The long-term impact of parental organization and efficiency -- Family investments in response to the developmental challenges of young children with disabilities -- Investments in children among immigrant families -- Investments in sons and daughters : evidence from the consumer expenditure survey -- Expenditure decisions in single-parent households -- Parent versus child-based intervention strategies for promoting children's well-being -- A cross-national perspective on policies to promote investments in children.
Summary These papers on the theme of investments in children are loosely built around two dimensions of parental investments: resources and behaviours. The papers discuss how parents differ in the resources they have available with which to invest, the choices parents make, the behaviors they engage in, and relevant policy and program interventions.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Families -- Psychological aspects.
Families -- Psychological aspects.
Families -- Economic aspects.
Families -- Economic aspects.
Parenting.
Parenting.
Parent and child.
Parent and child.
Child development.
Child development.
Child welfare.
Child welfare.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Kalil, Ariel.
DeLeire, Thomas C.
Other Form: Print version: Family investments in children's potential. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004 0805848711 (DLC) 2003060133 (OCoLC)52813935
ISBN 141061087X (electronic book)
9781410610874 (electronic book)
0805848711
9780805848717