Family Studies Arena

Gifted Lives

What Happens When Gifted Children Grow Up

• By Joan Freeman.

Published September 2010

This book reveals the dramatic stories of twenty outstandingly gifted people as they grew from early promise to maturity in Britain. Recorded over the last 35 years by award-winning psychologist, Joan Freeman, these fascinating accounts reveal the frustrations and triumphs of her participants,…
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Emerging Topics on Father Attachment

Considerations in Theory, Context and Development

• Edited by Lisa A. Newland, Harry S. Freeman and Diana D. Coyl.

Published July 2010

This book is the first of its kind to focus specifically on children’s attachment to fathers, and explores the connections among fathering, family dynamics, and attachment relationships. It includes theoretical, methodological and research reports written by an interdisciplinary group of…
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Children of Divorce

Stories of Loss and Growth, Second Edition

• By John H. Harvey, and Mark A. Fine.

Published June 2010

Featuring excerpts of essays collected from over one thousand young adults while in the throes of divorce, this book paints a picture of the pain and the hope shown by the storytellers. By framing the narratives with an analysis of the most recent divorce literature, the authors provide readers…
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Evidence-Based Policymaking

Insights from Policy-Minded Researchers and Research-Minded Policymakers

• By Karen Bogenschneider, and Thomas J. Corbett.

Published April 2010

This book is for those who believe that good government should be based on hard evidence, and that research and policy ought to go hand-in-hand. Unfortunately, no such bond exists. Rather, there is a substantial gap, some say chasm, between the production of knowledge and its utilization. Despite…
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Parenting with Reason

Evidence-Based Approaches to Parenting Dilemmas

• By Esther Yoder Strahan, Wallace E. Dixon, Jr. and J. Burton Banks.

Published October 2009

Sometimes it feels as though everybody has an opinion on how you should bring up your child – and no two people seem to agree on how it should be done for the best! Parenting with Reason cuts through the masses of confusing and often contradictory advice about parenting by providing hard…
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Children, Spirituality, Loss and Recovery

• Edited by Joyce Bellous.

Published September 2009

The book demonstrates the hopeful stance the young take in response to ordinary suffering and significant trauma when adults talk with them about their losses. Its underlying themes convey the truth that loss and recovery are normal in the process of growing to maturity. It examines the strength of…
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Parents and Children Communicating with Society

Managing Relationships Outside of the Home

• Edited by Thomas J. Socha, and Glen Stamp.

Published August 2009

The volume opens a new frontier in parent-child communication research as it brings together veteran researchers and newcomers to explore the communication of parents and children as they create relationships outside the family. The chapters herein examine communication processes and problems of…
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Introduction to Family Processes

Fifth Edition

• By Randal D. Day.

Published July 2009

What goes on "behind closed doors" in families is examined in this text. Through his storytelling style, Randy Day introduces readers to the family processes approach – the strategies and behaviors families use to achieve goals. The emphasis is on how families work and interact rather than on the…
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What Every Man Should Know About Being a Dad

• By David Cohen.

Published June 2009

When a man becomes a father, it can be a very daunting time. He is suddenly thrust into a new and emotional world. He can feel unprepared (despite the preceding nine months of build-up), useless (despite all the "uses" the mother of his child could offer him), and apprehensive. However, the new…
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Disparities in School Readiness

How Families Contribute to Transitions into School

• Edited by Alan Booth, and Ann C. Crouter.

Published August 2007

Significant disparities exist in children's behavioral and learning capacities that support successful transitions into school. In this new volume, leading researchers from a variety of disciplines review the latest data on how families influence their children's transitions into school. The…
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