Hildebrand, Verna.

Parenting : rewards and responsibilities / Verna Hildebrand. - 5th edition. - New York : Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, c1997. - 608 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes index.

Contents
Unit 1. Parenting decisions:
Chapter 1 What is parenting?
Chapter 2 Role of the family
Chapter 3 Rewards and responsibilities;
Chapter 4 Personal readiness;
Chapter 5 Teenage parenthood;
Chapter 6 Parenting skills

Unit 2. Becoming a parent:
Chapter 7 Planning a family;
Chapter 8 Pregnancy;
Chapter 9 Prenatal care;
Chapter 10 Preparing for baby's arrival;
Chapter 11 Birth;
Chapter 12 Adjusting to parenthood

Unit 3. A New baby:
Chapter 13 Understanding infants;
Chapter 14 Parenting infants;
Chapter 15 Health and safety

Unit 4. Nurturing children:
Chapter 16 Helping children grow and develop physically;
Chapter 17 Helping children develop emotionally;
Chapter 18 Helping children get along with others;
Chapter 19 Helping children learn;
Chapter 20 Value of play;
Chapter 21 Children with special needs

Unit 5. Guiding children:
Chapter 22 Encouraging children;
Chapter 23 Guiding moral development;
Chapter 24 Guiding children's behavior;
Chapter 25 Handling common problems

Unit 6. Family resources:
Chapter 26 Strengthening families;
Chapter 27 Family challenges;
Chapter 28 Selecting child care;
Chapter 29 Early childhood education;
Chapter 30 Exploring careers in child care and other occupations



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Child rearing.
Child development.
Parenting.

WS 10.5.5.C3 H642p 1997