Parenting in the 21st Century

• Other Authors: Buchanan, Christy (Editor), Glatz, Terese (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Humanities; Social interaction; adolescents; Positive Youth Development; parental support; psychological control; bidirectional effects; authoritarian; collectivism; culture; historical perspective; individualism; international; parenting attitudes; social change; autonomy; children's agency; noncompliance; resistance; parent-child relationships; parenting practices; socialization; social relational theory; teenage attitude; text messaging; parent-child relationship; communication; mobile phones; interactions; parenting; emerging adulthood; Hispanic; Latino/a/x; middle childhood; mothers/mother-child relations; historical trends; infant care; parenting advice; child care books; mindful parenting; technoference; mindfulness; technology; smartphone; mother attachment; father attachment; involvement; attachment behavior; attachment security; AQS; early childhood; COVID-19; 21st century; adolescence; internalising; racial-ethnic socialization; critical consciousness; competency; latent profile analysis; parental control; Latino families; culturally responsive approaches; parent-child interactions; autism spectrum disorder; late childhood; mental health; poverty; adversity; resiliency; family support; intensification of parenting; family diversity; lone mothers; non-resident fathers; socioeconomic background; burnout; authoritative; permissiveness; needs; protection; n/a
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In this Special Issue, we present a collection of articles that cover the unique opportunities and challenges of parenting in the 21st century. We have identified three themes across the articles: managing stress; support for effective parenting; and emphasis on fostering competence for an uncertain...