Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-412) and index.
Contents:
Resources devoted to child development by families and society / M. Rebecca Kilburn, Barbara L. Wolfe -- Preparing for parenthood: who's ready, who's not? / Constance T. Gager, Sara S. McLanahan, Dana A. Glei -- Meeting the challenges of new parenthood: responsibilities, advice, and perceptions / Allison Sidle Fuligni, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn -- Reading, rhymes, and routines: American parents and their young children / Pia Rebello Britto, Allison Sidle Fuligni, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn -- Child discipline in the first three years of life / Lawrence S. Wissow -- Breastfeeding in the United States today: are families prepared? / Wendelin M. Slusser, Linda Lange -- Depressive symptoms in parents of children under age 3: sociodemographic predictors, current correlates, and associated parenting behaviors / Karlen Lyons-Ruth ... [et al.] -- Prenatal care, delivery, and birth outcomes / Paul H. Wise -- Access to health care for young children in the United States / Paul W. Newacheck ... [et al.] -- Anticipatory guidance: what information do parents receive? What information do they want? / Mark A. Schuster ... [et al.] -- New models of pediatric care / Barry Zuckerman, Steven Parker -- Families with children under 3: what we know and implications for results and policy / Neal Halfon, Kathryn Taaffe McLearn.
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