Child Rearing in America : Challenges Facing Parents with Young Children (Hardcover)

1. Introduction and overview; Part I. Conditions of Families with Young Children Neal Halfon, Mark A. Schuster and Kathryn Taaffe McLearn: 2. Resources devoted to child development by families and society M. Rebecca Kilburn and Barbara L. Wolfe; 3. Preparing for parenthood: who's ready, who's not? Constance T. Gager, Sara S. McLanahan and Dana A. Glei; Part II. Child Rearing Practices: 4. Meeting the challenges of new parenthood: responsibilities, advice, and perceptions Allison Sidle Fuligni and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn; 6. Child discipline in the first three years of life Lawrence S. Wissow; 7. Breastfeeding in the United States today: are families prepared? Wendelin M. Slusser and Linda Lange; 8. Depressive symptoms in parents of children under age three: sociodemographic predictors, current correlates, and associated parenting behaviors Karlen Lyons Ruth, Rebecca Wolfe, Amy Lyubchik, Jessica Grogan and Ronald Steingard; Part III. Delivery of Health Services to Mothers and Children: 9. Prenatal care, delivery, and birth outcomes Paul H. Wise; 10. Access to health care for young children in the United States Paul W. Newacheck, Miles Hochstein, Kristen S. Marchi and Neal Halfon;11. Anticipatory guidance: what information do parents receive? What information do they want? Mark A. Schuster, Michael Regalado, Naihua Duan and David J. Klein; Part IV. Future Direction and Policy Implications: 12. New models of pediatric care Barry Zuckerman and Steven Parker; 13. Families with children under three: what we know and implications for results and policy Neal Halfon and Kathryn Taaffe McLearn.