Children's Influence on Family Dynamics (Hardcover)

Contents: Preface. Part I: What Features of Children Shape Family Relationships and How? D. Reiss, Child Effects on Family Systems: Behavioral Genetic Strategies. K. McCartney, On the Meaning of Models: A Signal Amidst the Noise. X. Ge, M.B. Donnellan, L. Harper, Are We Finally Ready to Move Beyond "Nature vs. Nurture"? J.R. Udry, How to Spin Straw Into Gold. Part II: What Role Does Infant and Early Childhood Temperament Play in the Development of Relationship With Parents? S. Crockenberg, E. Leerkes, Infant Negative Emotionality, Caregiving, and Family Relationships. C.A. Stifter, Child Effects on the Family: An Example of the Extreme Case and a Question of Methodology. J.P. McHale, K.C. Kavanaugh, J.M. Berkman, Sensitivity to Infants' Cues: As Much a Mandate for Researchers as for Parents. P.M. Cole, The Developmental Course From Child Effects to Child Effectiveness. Part III: What Roles Do Adolescents Play in Actively Shaping Relationships With Parents, Siblings, and Peers? M. Kerr, H. Stattin, Parenting of Adolescents: Action or Reaction? E.G. Menaghan, On the Brink: Stability and Change in Parent-Child Relations in Adolescence. G.H. Brody, Parental Monitoring: Action and Reaction. D.M. Capaldi, Parental Monitoring: A Person-Environment Interaction Perspective on This Key Parenting Skill. M. Kerr, H. Stattin, Straw Men, Untested Assumptions, and Bi-directional Models: A Response to Capaldi and Brody. Part IV: How Do Children Affect Parents' Marriage and Other Family Relationships? E.E. Maccoby, The Gender of Child and Parent as Factors in Family Dynamics. S.M. McHale, A.C. Crouter, How Do Children Exert an Impact on Family Life? H. Stattin, M. Kerr, Eleanor E. Maccoby on the Active Child: Gender Differences and Family Interactions. E.E. Maccoby, Reply to Stattin--Kerr Critique. N.R. Crick, A Gender-Balanced Approach to the Study of Childhood Aggression and Reciprocal Family Influences. L. Shanahan, J.M. Sobolewski, Child Effects as Family Process.