Parenting Experts: Their Advice, the Research, and Getting It Right

by Jane L. Rankin

Book Overview

Most parents lack the time, training, and other resources needed to consult the extensive research on parenting that has been produced by scientific study. Instead, many rely on advice from a few well-known authorities cited in popular books, newspaper columns, and other media. Dr. Rankin takes a critical look at the advice of five of these experts-- Benjamin Spock, T. Berry Brazelton, James Dobson, Penelope Leach and John Rosemond--then compares...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275976785
• ISBN13: 9780275976781
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.6"