background family is one of the main factors forming children’s personality. objectives the present study examines the role of different parenting styles in the manifestation of children’s shyness based on seifer’s (1965) pattern (including authoritarian, authoritative, easy parenting, and insensitive parenting styles). patients and methods sample of the study consisted of 205 children (105 boy...

In this study, we attempted to explore the experiences and beliefs of Aboriginal families as they cared for their children in the first year of life. We collected family stories concerning child rearing, development, behavior, health, and well-being between each infant's birth and first birthday. We found significant differences in parenting behaviors and child-rearing practices between Aborigi...

Child health and developmental outcomes depend to a large extent on the capabilities of families to provide a nurturing, safe environment for their infants and young children. Unfortunately, many families have insufficient knowledge about parenting skills and an inadequate support system of friends, extended family, or professionals to help with or advise them regarding child rearing. Home-visi...

This study examines the relationship between the number of types of traumatic events experienced by children 3 to 6 years old, parenting stress, and children's posttraumatic stress (PTS). Parents and caregivers provided data for 154 urban children admitted into community-based mental health or developmental services. By parent and caregiver report, children experienced an average of 4.9 differe...

Policy makers propose to promote healthy marriage among low-income unmarried couples by providing services to improve relationship skills. This article uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to explore whether enhancing parents’ relationship skills may have spillover effects on parent-child relationships. Drawing on findings that relationship quality is positively associa...

The main contribution of this special issue is to present evaluation studies involving large-scale experiences of implementation of positive parenting programs delivered through home, group-based, and on-line formats in Spain. Two research questions were addressed: (1) what factors affect implementation; and (2) for whom and under which implementation conditions the programs lead to positive ou...

FATHERS’ PERCEPTIONS REGARDING PARENTING AND DISCIPLINE BASED ONCOMMUNITY NORMS AND PRACTICESby ANNA YELICKMAY 2011Advisor: Dr. Shawna LeeMajor: Social WorkDegree: Master of Social WorkDetermining fathers’ perceptions of community norms on discipline is paramount tounderstanding how to develop social work interventions that target fathers’ parenting behaviors...

The current study tested the hypothesis that mothers who have experienced child maltreatment and aggression within their adult relationships may be at particular risk for misinterpreting infant emotions, leading to less sensitive parenting behaviors. Participants were 120 pregnant women recruited for a larger, longitudinal study investigating the role of psychosocial and environmental risk on w...

BACKGROUND Universal postnatal contact services are provided in several Australian states, but their impact on women's postnatal care experience has not been evaluated. Furthermore, there is lack of evidence or consensus about the optimal type and amount of postpartum care after hospital discharge for maternal outcomes. This study aimed to assess the impact of providing Universal Postnatal Cont...