Parents and Their Children
8th Edition
Published on 11. December 2013
Book
Hardback
624 pages
978-1-61960-640-1 (ISBN)
Description
Parents and Their Children helps students learn the demands of parenting as well as its rewards. The text explores various family forms and functions, the cycle of family development, and how the parenting role changes through the lifespan as children grow. Conception, pregnancy, and prenatal development and care are discussed with an emphasis on abstinence to avoid unplanned pregnancies. Features throughout the text engage students in real-life parenting situations. College and career readiness activities are included.
- Child development theories are linked to practical parenting applications.
- Careers related to parenting, children, and families are highlighted.
- A correlation to the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education Area of Study 15.0 Parenting is available in the Teacher's Edition.
More details
Edition
8th Eighth Edition, Text ed.
Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Fourth Grade to Seventh Grade
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1520 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61960-640-1 (9781619606401)
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Persons
Verdene Ryder is a nationally recognized author and family life specialist. In addition to authoring Parents and Their Children, she is also the author of the popular family living texts Contemporary Living and Human Sexuality: Responsible Life Choices. Mrs. Ryder has extensive teaching experience at both the high school and university levels.Dr. Celia A. Decker, Ed.D., taught courses in early childhood education, child development, and family relations at Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Texas A&M at Commerce, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She is also the author of Child Development: Early Stages Through Age 12. Dr. Decker and her husband, Dr. John R. Decker, coauthored Planning and Administering Early Childhood Programs.