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Book Title: Psychology of Parenting

by Alisa Beyer

Edited by Alisa Beyer

Book Description: This book has been created for students and all individuals who work with children and families (e.g., educators, parents, caregivers, direct support workers, etc.) in diverse contexts.  It is imperative to understand how and what factors may influence child outcomes across the lifespan. Therefore, key concepts related to parenting, child-rearing, care-giving, and parenting education are outlined in this textbook to provide historical, theoretical, and practical perspectives across vast settings and developmental domains. 

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Book Description

This book has been created for students and all individuals who work with children and families (e.g., educators, parents, caregivers, direct support workers, etc.) in diverse contexts.  Key concepts related to parenting, child-rearing, care-giving, and parenting education are outlined in this textbook to provide theoretical and practical perspectives.

Book Source

This book is a cloned version of Parenting and Family Diversity Issues by Diana Lang, published using Pressbooks by Iowa State University Digital Press under a CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) license. It may differ from the original.

Author

Alisa Beyer

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Psychology of Parenting Copyright © 2025 by Alisa Beyer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Couple and Family psychology

Metadata

Title
Psychology of Parenting
Author
Alisa Beyer
Editor
Alisa Beyer
Contributors
Diana Lang; Alisa Beyer; Ana R. Leon; Antoinette Ricardo; Catherine Solheim; Dawn Rymond; Elizabeth Wieling; Jack Maass; Jaime Ballard; Jennfier Paris; Joel A Muraco; Lumen Learning; Marissa L. Diener; Mark E. Bouton; Martha Lally; New World Encyclopedia; OpenStax; Rebecca Laff; Ross Thompson; Saylor Academy; Suzanne Valentine-French; Wendy Ruiz; and Wikimedia contributors
License

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Psychology of Parenting Copyright © 2025 by Alisa Beyer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

You are free to copy, share, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, as long as you follow the terms of the license.

If you plan to reuse or adapt this text, please Dr. Alisa Beyer, alisa.beyer@cgc.edu

Primary Subject
Couple and Family psychology
Additional Subject(s)
Psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Human growth and development, Parenting, parenthood: advice, topics and issues, Child care and upbringing: advice for parents, Teenagers: advice for parents, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Parents
Publication Date
May 10, 2025