Wellbeing in Children and Families – Wellbeing – A Complete Reference Guide, Vol 1

<p>About the Editors ix</p>
<p>Contributors xi</p>
<p>Full Contents of Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide xiii</p>
<p>Introduction to Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide xxvii</p>
<p>1 Introduction 1<br /> Susan H. Landry</p>
<p>Part 1 The Development of Early Social and Cognitive Skills Important for Child Wellbeing 5</p>
<p>2 Children′s Self–Regulation and Executive Control: Critical for Later Years 7<br /> Caron A. C. Clark, Miriam M. Martinez, Jennifer Mize Nelson, Sandra A. Wiebe, and Kimberly Andrews Espy</p>
<p>3 Children′s Emotion Regulation in Classroom Settings 37<br /> C. Cybele Raver</p>
<p>4 Early Math and Literacy Skills: Key Predictors of Later School Success 55<br /> Greg J. Duncan, Chantelle Dowsett, and Joshua F. Lawrence</p>
<p>5 Children′s Intrinsic Motivation to Learn: Does It Decline over Time and, If So, Why? 73<br /> Verena Freiberger and Birgit Spinath</p>
<p>Part 2 Parenting and Children′s Development 89</p>
<p>6 Parents′ Role in Infants′ Language Development and Emergent Literacy 91<br /> Catherine S. Tamis–LeMonda, Rufan Luo, and Lulu Song</p>
<p>7 Can Parents Be Supported to Use a Responsive Interaction Style with Young Children? 111<br /> Susan H. Landry</p>
<p>8 Parenting and Executive Function: Positive and Negative Influences 131<br /> Claire Hughes, Gabriela Roman, and Rosie Ensor</p>
<p>9 The Nature of Effective Parenting: Some Current Perspectives 157<br /> Joan E. Grusec, Dilek Saritas&cedil;, and Ella Daniel</p>
<p>10 Parenting and Early Intervention: The Impact on Children′s Social and Emotional Skill Development 179<br /> Catherine C. Ayoub, Jessical Dym Bartlett, and Mallary I. Swartz</p>
<p>Part 3 School and Child Care: Settings that Impact Child and Family Wellbeing 211</p>
<p>11 High–Risk Home and Child–Care Environments and Children′s Social–Emotional Outcomes 213<br /> Lisa S. Badanes and Sarah Enos Watamura</p>
<p>12 Classroom Peer Relations as a Context for Social and Scholastic Development 243<br /> Gary W. Ladd, Becky Kochenderfer–Ladd, and Casey M. Sechler</p>
<p>13 The Importance of Quality Prekindergarten Programs for Promoting School Readiness Skills 271<br /> Andrew J. Mashburn</p>
<p>14 Consistent Environmental Stimulation from Birth to Elementary School: The Combined Contribution of Different Settings on School Achievement 297<br /> Robert C. Pianta</p>
<p>Part 4 Stress and Family and Child Wellbeing 321</p>
<p>15 Poverty, Public Policy, and Children′s Wellbeing 323<br /> Aletha C. Huston</p>
<p>16 Early Life Stress and Neurobehavioral Development 345<br /> Sarah Stellern and Megan R. Gunnar</p>
<p>17 Neighborhood Effects and Young Children′s Outcomes 361<br /> Dafna Kohen and Leanne Findlay</p>
<p>18 The Family Check–Up: A Tailored Approach to Intervention with High–Risk Families 385<br /> Anne M. Gill, Thomas J. Dishion, and Daniel S. Shaw</p>
<p>Index 407</p>