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"Feminist Parenting is a collection of writings from women around the globe who offer unique standpoints on feminist theory, parenting, and empowerment, through poetry, research, and prose. Global perspectives include Anwar Shaheen's research on parenting inequality in Pakistan, Marlene Pomrenke's examination of Aboriginal single mothers attending University, and Iza Desperak's insights on contemporary lone motherhood in Poland. The collection offers Johanna Wagner's witty, self-reflective essay on her ambivalence toward her new role as a lesbian parent, and Sarah Keeth's abortion fantasy sonnet "Tomatoes" in which she describes a pregnant woman who desires, yet struggles with her pregnancy."--

"A classic and inspiring guide for parents wanting to raise calm and secure kids in a frenetic world--hailed as "brilliant," "wise," and "urgently needed" when first published--now with a new chapter to address the modern parent's concerns over setting limits and coping with social media Today's busier, faster society is waging an undeclared war on childhood. With too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time, children can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed with behavioral problems. Now, in a thoroughly revised edition of his classic book, internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Payne helps parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom that all kids need for their attention to deepen and their individuality to flourish. Including a new chapter on parenting with authority--instead of as an authoritarian--Simplicity Parenting offers inspiration, ideas, and a blueprint for change: Streamline your home environment. Reduce the amount of toys, books, and clutter--as well as the lights, sounds, and general sensory overload. Establish rhythms and rituals. Discover ways to ease daily tensions, create battle-free mealtimes and bedtimes, and tell if your child is overwhelmed. Schedule a break in the schedule. Establish intervals of calm and connection in your child's daily torrent of constant doing. Scale back on media and parental involvement. Manage your children's "screen time" to limit the endless deluge of information and stimulation. A manifesto for protecting the grace of childhood, Simplicity Parenting is an eloquent guide to bringing new rhythms to bear on the lifelong art of raising children"--

This paper describes an exploratory study examining parenting efficacy, behaviours related to child–parent conflict and cultural connection. Fifty‐four low‐income mothers from diverse cultural backgrounds responded to a questionnaire that included the Parental Locus of Control Scale, the Conflict Tactic Scale, and a composite scale measuring the degree that mothers were connected to their self‐identified culture. Non‐parametric statistical measures were used to analyse study data. Results indicate differences between 'high' and 'low' culturally connected mothers on parenting measures. Mothers with 'high' cultural connection were less aggressive parents and felt more responsible for their child's behaviour.

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: Being Teen Parents Is Challenging -- 2: Being a Teen Mother Is Particularly Challenging for Latinas -- 3: Being a Teen Father Is Challenging -- 4: Children of Teen Parents Are Disadvantaged -- 5: Babies of Teen Fathers Are Born with Greater Health Challenges -- 6: Telling the Family Is a Challenge for Teen Parents -- 7: Teen Fathers Face Social Stigmas -- 8: Teen Parents Are Helping in School Programs to Discourage Teen Pregnancy -- 9: Schools Should Provide Educational Services to Teen Parents and Their Children -- 10: TV Teen Parenting Shows Are Realistic -- 11: TV Teen Parenting Shows Ignore Pregnancy Prevention -- Appendix -- What You Should Know About Teen Parenting -- What You Should Do About Teen Parenting -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Back Cover.

Parenting programmes aim to give parents the insights and skills they need to help their children thrive. CYP Now's special report looks at the latest developments, academic research and examples of best practice

Many people believe all parents would benefit from some kind of training. Emily Rogers, mother of two young children, records her experiences of a 10-session parenting course and explores the concept of universal classes for every family

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Why an Anthology on Feminist Parenting? -- African, Global South, and Western Feminism(s): Theorizing as Boundary Work -- Surveying the Literature on Feminist Mothering and Fathering -- Being and Becoming a Feminist Parent and Doing Feminist Parenting Together with Others -- The Organization of this Collection -- Part I: Feminist Mothering Journeys -- Part II: Parenting Is Political: Of Feminist Mothers' Struggles and Resistance -- Part III: Contributions from African Feminist Fathers and Children -- Part I -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Making a Conscious Choice to be a Mother -- Mothering Malaika -- Malaika's Narration of Her Experience -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 -- We're Going to Have a Baby! -- A Missed Miscarriage -- Unwanted Advice -- A Dream Deferred? -- My Models for Feminist Parenting -- Chapter 3 -- Recognizing and Challenging Gender Bias -- Gender Bias in the Household -- Skin Colour -- Brand Items -- Intersectionalities: Gender, Class, and Race -- Sexual Diversity and Sex Education -- Demonstrating Feminism Resilience and Strength -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 4 -- Introduction -- Grandmother's Homestead -- Residential Arrangements and Childrearing -- Parenting Other Children -- Marriage: A Few Things Changed -- Negotiating My Marriage Ceremony -- A Son in August: It Takes a Village… -- A Daughter in August, Too -- A Patriarchal School and a Feminist Parent -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Self-identifying as an African Feminist Mother -- Mothering from a Distance: Contesting the Notions of Good Mothering -- Practicing Feminist Parenting -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 -- Introduction -- Search -- Discovery -- A Muslim Feminist Mother -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9.

One of the two key measures to encourage birth within the Law on Financial
Support to the Family with Children is salary compensation during parental
leave. The very nature of maternity leave as a financial measure (based on
the previous version of the Law) additionally contributed to the birth
postponement in the period of stable employment. Under the conditions of
high unemployment of young women, this measure seems to have deepened the
problem because women were waiting for permanent employment on the basis of
which they could obtain the right to maternity leave, young women often
postponed birth for many years, objectively reducing the chances of
conception. The new version of the Law formulates the specific conditions
for gaining the right to salary compensation in a different way, which will
almost certainly result in a much greater coverage by this measure. On the
other hand, the method of calculating the compensation base is such that the
average amount of compensation in relation to the previous version of the
Law could be lower, so it can be concluded that the legislator wanted to
achieve as much coverage as possible with a relatively similar amount of
budgetary allocations. These amendments to the Law could have a positive
effect through increased coverage and greater impact through creating a
pro-family climate in a country that supports the family. Secondly,
population groups that work on temporary and occasional jobs, and especially
young people engaged in short-term contracts (under six months), whose work
arrangements are often interrupted, will now be covered. Thirdly, the
formulated conditions in this manner will potentially allow faster
acquisition of the right to compensation at a lower age. Fourth, gaining
rights at a lower age will potentially influence the pace of fertility and
indirectly to the birth quantum. Regardless of the fact that by adopting the
latest version the Law is undoubtedly improved, there is still a huge space
for its significant improvement. As it was pointed out that the parental
leave can have more dimensions, and that the importance of its flexibility
and use by both parents is equally important for the decision to give birth,
and in particular for the decision on the number and time of higher order
births, it would be of great demographic significance for the system of
work-parenting convergement to harmonize with the postulates of modern
population policy and take into account positive experience of countries
with confirmed effect on fertility as soon as possible.

Outcomes for maternal well-being and behavior as well as difficult child behavior following participation in a 5-day early parenting center residential parenting program were explored. Participants were 44 mothers and their children, the majority presenting with child sleeping difficulties. Data were collected at four stages: intake (2-4 weeks prior to the program), the first day of the program, the last day of the program, and 4 weeks after the program. Measures included questionnaires, monitoring sheets, and videotaped observations of parent— child interactions. Improvements were seen in mothers' behavior during parent—child interaction over the week they attended the program. Maternal symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress were lower after the program. The perceived frequency and seriousness of maternal reported difficult child behavior decreased over the measurement period, and 52% of parents had achieved 80% or more of their behavioral goal for their children. Implications for future research in early parenting centers are discussed.