California State University,
Northridge
Psychology 312
Psychological Aspects of
Parenthood
An analysis of motivations and skills necessary for
parenthood and the effect of various parental attitudes and
practices on the development of the self. An historical
presentation of changes in parenting styles, cross-cultural views
of parental practices and current information on the results of
deviations in parental care. Examination of alternate family
styles: single parenting, communal living arrangements and
reconstituted families.
Text: Parenting - A Life Span
Perspective
by C.A. Martin and K.K.
Colbert.
Sayings We Have Heard
About Raising Children
[From students in the summer class,
1998]
Web resources for Parenting
General Topics
Pregnancy, Childbirth, Infants
Single Parenting and Stay-at-Home Dads
Parenting Children with
Disabilities
Sexual Behavior and Sexual Orientation
Multicultural
Topics
Miscellaneous Parenting
Topics
for additional parenting resources
