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The psychology of parental control : how well-meant parenting backfires / Wendy S. Grolnick.

Van Pelt Library HQ755.85 G74 2003
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Grolnick, Wendy S.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Parent and child--Psychological aspects.
Parent and child.
Parenting--Psychological aspects.
Parenting.
Control (Psychology).
Parents--Psychology.
Parents.
Physical Description:
xiii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003.
Summary:
This book presents a theory of parenting that takes seriously the idea that children are agents whose capacity for self-regulation and also their willingness to follow the wishes of their parents may be undermined by well-intentioned parental practices.A
Contents:
1 The Concept of Control 1
2 Fulfilling Children's Needs: The Self-Determination View 11
3 The Complexity of Control: Disentangling Parenting Dimensions 22
4 Overt and Covert Control 34
5 Differentiating the Effects of Control: Compliance Versus Internalization 51
6 Control in Context 68
7 What Makes Parents Controlling: Pressure From Above and Below 81
8 What Makes Parents Controlling: Pressure From Within 98
9 Control and Academics 118
10 Control and Sports 134.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-167) and indexes.
ISBN:
0805835407
0805835415
OCLC:
48013213

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