Parental conflict : outcomes and interventions for children and families / Jenny Reynolds, Catherine Houlston, Lester Coleman and Gordon Harold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reynolds, Jenny, author.

Houlston, Catherine, author.

Coleman, Lester, author.

Harold, Gordon, author.

Series:

Understanding and strengthening relationships

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parenting.

Marital conflict.

Family social work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 184 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book shows how children are affected by conflict, explores why they respond to conflict in different ways, and provides clear, practical guidance on the best ways to ameliorate the effects.

Contents:

PARENTAL CONFLICT; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; 1. Conflict in context; Changing family life; Introducing inter-parental conflict; Introducing child impacts; Introducing why outcomes from inter-parental conflict differ for children; 2. Understanding different types of conflict; What type of conflict matters?; Differentiating destructive and constructive conflict; What about domestic violence?; Constructive conflict; 3. The impact of inter-parental conflict on children; Emotional regulation: externalising and internalising problems; Family and social relationships; Poor health; Sleep

Academic performance4. How does inter-parental conflict affect children?; Inter-parental conflict and troubled family relationships; Implications for children's emotional security and attachment; Processes that explain the negative impact of couple conflict on parenting; Emotional, cognitive and behavioural responses to conflict: the child's perspective; Inter-parental conflict and children's early brain development; Sensitisation: don't children get used to fighting parents?; 5. Risk and resilience: why are some children affected more than others?; Child characteristics

Family characteristicsExtra-familial characteristics; 6. Review of conflict-based interventions for couples; What should conflict interventions focus on?; Are there effective conflict interventions?; Focus on parenting: parent education programmes; Parenting intervention programmes that take account of the couple relationship; Programmes that focus on at-risk groups and challenging transitions; Interventions that focus specifically on conflict; Couples who have separated/divorced; Couples who are still together; Early intervention: relationship preparation or enhancement courses

What does the current evidence tell us?7. Implications for practice: How to help families; When should we intervene?; Early intervention is important, but how early is early enough?; Who should interventions focus on?; What are some common components of couple interventions?; Moderating factors; Innovative ideas for conflict intervention; Conclusions; 8. Conclusions and recommendations; Headline findings; How practitioners can help families in conflict; Gatekeepers to conflict interventions and further support; Promoting an early intervention approach and raising awareness

Help parents develop skills to avoid destructive conflict and to promote constructive conflictInform programme developers in how to customise conflict interventions; Follow-up support for parents; Focusing on children; Encouraging help seeking; How policy makers can help; The role of further research; References; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Feb 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4473-1582-0

OCLC:

870088797