Charting a Course for Effective Parenting Programs and Policies

Reviews the book, Parenting Matters: Supporting Parents of Children Ages 0–8 by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (see record 2016-53438-000). This book comprehensively summarizes evidence-based findings concerning parenting knowledge, attitudes, practices, and policies for young children and their parents. Written and researched by national experts drawn from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, this work provides direction for policy makers, practitioners, researchers, students, and parents alike concerning effective family programs and parenting supports for children 0–8 years of age in the United States. The authors aim to advance the field via a review of critical parent knowledge, attitudes, skills, and co-occurring factors empirically demonstrated as important to raise healthy and well-adjusted children. Readers seeking a comprehensive, current, and relevant review of “best practice” for primary prevention programs and promotion of positive parenting practices will find this book an essential resource that will be consulted time and again. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)