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Spoiled Rotten, Valorie L. Zonnefeld Oct 2014

Spoiled Rotten, Valorie L. Zonnefeld

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

Zonnefeld challenges parents to rethink giving children too much, whether material possessions or activities. She instead suggests that true love wisely holds back and urges parents to consider that helping children mature may equate to giving them less.


Six Ways To Keep The "Good" In Your Boy: Guiding Your Son From His Tweens To His Teens, Dannah (Barker) Gresh Jan 2012

Six Ways To Keep The "Good" In Your Boy: Guiding Your Son From His Tweens To His Teens, Dannah (Barker) Gresh

Alumni Book Gallery

When bestselling author Dannah Gresh was body-slammed by her 12-year-old son, she was hit with reality: raising a boy is a whole new ballgame! A boy's relationship with his mom during the formative age between 8 and 12 is vital to his future well-being. So how can moms teach sons to be honest, confident, and respectful when the world and situations encourage them to make bad decisions and grow up too fast? Dannah's practical experience and research, along with advice from her husband, Bob Gresh, provide a mom with six proactive ways to help her son: honor his body in …


Quality Of Life Of Families With Children Who Have Severe Developmental Disabilities: A Comparison Based On Child Residence, Joni Taylor Mcfelea, Sharon Raver Jan 2012

Quality Of Life Of Families With Children Who Have Severe Developmental Disabilities: A Comparison Based On Child Residence, Joni Taylor Mcfelea, Sharon Raver

Communication Disorders & Special Education Faculty Publications

This study measured the quality of life of two groups of families with children who had severe developmental disabilities-families whose child lived at home and families whose child lived in a residential facility. Participants were 54 primary caregivers of children who had severe intellectual disabilities and who lacked the ability to both ambulate without assistance and communicate conversationally. Participants completed the "Family Quality of Life Scale" (Hoffman, Marquis, Poston, Summers, & Turnbull, 2006). Analyses revealed that both groups rated their family quality of life (FQOL) as exemplary. FQOL was higher in the family home group than in the residential facility …


Annotated Bibliography, Changes In The Concept Of “Good” Parenting From 1950-2008, Megan Stohner Apr 2011

Annotated Bibliography, Changes In The Concept Of “Good” Parenting From 1950-2008, Megan Stohner

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.


Six Ways To Keep The "Little" In Your Girl: Guiding Your Daughter From Her Tweens To Her Teens, Dannah (Barker) Gresh Jan 2010

Six Ways To Keep The "Little" In Your Girl: Guiding Your Daughter From Her Tweens To Her Teens, Dannah (Barker) Gresh

Alumni Book Gallery

Bestselling author, speaker, and founder of the Secret Keeper Girl conferences, Dannah Gresh shares with moms the secret to helping today's girls grow up confident, grace-filled, and strong in their faith. Studies show that the foundation for an emotionally healthy teen girl is built between the ages of 8-12 and that a good relationship with mom is one of the most important factors. So when the world wants girls to grow up too fast, how does a mother help her young daughter navigate the stormy waters of boy-craziness, modesty and body image, media, Internet safety, and more? With a warm, …


Parenting Styles And Parents' Attitudes Toward Learning And Performance In Their Children, Chaoping Violet Wang Jan 2006

Parenting Styles And Parents' Attitudes Toward Learning And Performance In Their Children, Chaoping Violet Wang

Theses Digitization Project

The study attempted to show that parenting styles are directly related to parents' goals with respect to their children's education. Parents' goals, and the behaviors they motivate, were assumed to be a mechanism accounting for well-established effects of parenting style on children's school achievement. The sample consisted of 223 undergraduate college mothers enrolled in psychology courses. The results indicated that parents' use of an authoritative style was positively related to their adoption of learning goals with respect to their child, as evident, for example, in their use of a process focus and indirect homework assistance strategies. Moreover, mothers' use of …


What Professionals And Parents Value As Important To Childcare Quality, Margarita Espinosa Jan 2006

What Professionals And Parents Value As Important To Childcare Quality, Margarita Espinosa

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how parents might choose a childcare facility, and to gauge the usefulness of an informational brochure designed to help parents understand factors professionals feel should come into play when choosing a childcare program.


An Examination Of The Direct Versus Indirect Effects Of Parenting Behavior On Academic Achievement: The Potential Role Of Perceived Competence And Motivational Orientation, Ana Veronica Garcia Jan 2006

An Examination Of The Direct Versus Indirect Effects Of Parenting Behavior On Academic Achievement: The Potential Role Of Perceived Competence And Motivational Orientation, Ana Veronica Garcia

Theses Digitization Project

Examines the interrelationships among parenting styles, children's perceived competence, and children's academic motivation. A correlational-regressional approach was used to test the hypothesis that perceived parent responsiveness and expectations would be positively correlated with children's perceived competence, motivation, and academic achievement. The sample consisted of 50 fourth, fifth and sixth grade students from an ethnically diverse Southern California private school. The correlations among perceptions of competence, preference for challenge (i.e., motivational orientation), and achievement were supported. However, the correlations among the parenting behavior were only partially supported.


The Impact Of Parent-Adolescent Individuation On Sibling Relationships In Late Adolescent Females, Andrea Lynn Woods Jan 2004

The Impact Of Parent-Adolescent Individuation On Sibling Relationships In Late Adolescent Females, Andrea Lynn Woods

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of parent-adolescent individuation on quality of siblings relationship among late adolescent females. Findings to date indicate that while changes are occurring in the parent-child subsystem. In accordance with the family systems theory, during the process of individuation the sibling relationship experiences some conflict or rivalry.


Parents' Division Of Childcare Responsibilities: Predictors Of Fathers' Childcare Involvement And Egalitarian Attitudes, Amy Elizabeth Latta Jan 2004

Parents' Division Of Childcare Responsibilities: Predictors Of Fathers' Childcare Involvement And Egalitarian Attitudes, Amy Elizabeth Latta

Theses Digitization Project

The current study was designed to examine whether adult childrens' reports of egalitarian parenting by their parents would influence the likelihood for egalitarian parenting behavior and gender role attitudes of the adult child. In general, results support the notion of intergenerational transmission of egalitarian parenting behavior. Individuals whose fathers were more involved in parenting reported greater father involvement in parenting their own children.


'Bringing You Up To Speed' Challenges Of A Mother Using Amphetamines : A Case Study, Derek Bilton Jan 2002

'Bringing You Up To Speed' Challenges Of A Mother Using Amphetamines : A Case Study, Derek Bilton

Theses : Honours

The purpose of the current study was to explore the challenges of parenting from the perspective of a woman who uses amphetamines. The types of parenting challenge that arise as a direct result of both intoxication and a drug using lifestyle were examined. The study also investigated the types of coping strategies that the participant adopted in meeting her parenting challenges in conjunction with the factors that aided and impeded her preferred method of responding. The study extends onto the existing literature by drawing a participant from a non-clinical setting. The participant was recruited from word of mouth field recruitment. …


An Evaluation Of Parent Effectiveness Training Provided By A Faith-Based Organization, Kim Lynette Braxton Jan 2002

An Evaluation Of Parent Effectiveness Training Provided By A Faith-Based Organization, Kim Lynette Braxton

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of parent training seminars. The intention of this study is to find out if parents' knowledge increased in their understanding of 4 areas of parenting: Discipline, communication between parent-child, communication with teachers and effective parenting style.


Gender-Based Division Of Child-Rearing Responsibilities: A Developmental Investigation, Thomas R. Klock Jan 1984

Gender-Based Division Of Child-Rearing Responsibilities: A Developmental Investigation, Thomas R. Klock

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Parental Control Of Children's Television: An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Control And Family Home Evening, Marion Wixom Mccardell Jan 1978

Parental Control Of Children's Television: An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Control And Family Home Evening, Marion Wixom Mccardell

Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to examine the relationship between a secular behavior—television control—and a religious one—Family Home Evening. The findings show that there is a relationship, with those having favorable attitudes toward Family Home Evening and those who hold casual FHE's being most inclined to exercise positive control over their children's television viewing.


Opinion And Knowledge Of Child-Rearing Professionals And Non-Professionals Regarding Three Child-Rearing Systems, Larry Barnett Dec 1965

Opinion And Knowledge Of Child-Rearing Professionals And Non-Professionals Regarding Three Child-Rearing Systems, Larry Barnett

Larry D Barnett

No abstract provided.