H. Rudolph Schaffer is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, and has written extensively on various aspects of child development. His recent publications for Blackwell include Introducing Child Psychology. He is also editor of the journal Social Development. Kevin Durkin is Professor of Psychology at the University of Strathclyde, having previously held a Chair at the University of Western Australia. He has written a large number of journal articles and books, including the bestselling Blackwell title Developmental Social Psychology. He is editor of First Language journal. His current work is focused on young people and the media, language acquisition and problem behaviour in adolescence.

• Notes on Contributors xIn Memoriam xviiiPart I Family Processes and Child Rearing Practices 11 On Giving Away Developmental Psychology 3Kevin Durkin and H. Rudolph Schaffer2 The Role of Popular Literature in Influencing Parents' Behavior 22Penelope Leach3 Opportunities and Obstacles in Giving Away Research on Marital Conflict and Children 53E. Mark Cummings, W. Brad Faircloth, Patricia M. Schacht, Kathleen P. McCoy, and Alice C. Schermerhorn4 Implementing a Preventive Parenting Program with Families of Young Children: Challenges and Solutions 79Angela D. Moreland and Jean E. Dumas5 Parenting Information and Advice and the Mass Media 100Matthew R. Sanders and Rachel Calam6 Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents: Reflections on the Research–Policy Interface 121Charlotte J. Patterson and Rachel H. Farr7 Child Care at the Nexus of Practice, Policy, and Research 143Christina Hardway and Kathleen McCartney8 Teenage Childbearing in the United States: Do Our Programs and Policies Reflect Our Knowledge Base? 171Anne Martin and Jeanne Brooks]GunnPart II Educational Aspects 2019 The Trials and Tribulations of Changing How Reading is Taught in Schools: Synthetic Phonics and The Educational Backlash 203Rhona S. Johnston and Joyce E. Watson10 Giving Away Early Mathematics: Big Math for Little Kids Encounters the Complex World of Early Education 222Herbert P. Ginsburg and Barbrina B. Ertle11 Toward a Truly Democratic Civics Education 264Charles C. Helwig and Shaogang Yang12 Research and Practice in the Study of School Bullying 290Peter K. Smith13 Promoting Pedestrian Skill Development in Young Children: Implementation of a National Community]Centered Behavioral Training Scheme 311James A. Thomson14 Researcher–Practitioner Partnerships in the Development of Intervention to Reduce Prejudice Among Children 341Lindsey Cameron and Adam RutlandPart III Clinical Aspects 36715 What Do We Know and Why Does It Matter? The Dissemination of Evidence]Based Interventions for Child Maltreatment 369Dante Cicchetti, Sheree L. Toth, Wendy J. Nilsen, and Jody Todd Manly16 Language Impairment and Adolescent Outcomes 407Gina Conti]Ramsden and Kevin Durkin17 Translating Models of Adolescent Problem Behavior into Effective Intervention: Trials, Tribulations and Future Directions 440Thomas J. Dishion and Miwa Yasui18 Giving Knowledge about Children's Mental Health Away: Challenges and Opportunities 467Janice Cooper and Jane KnitzerAuthor Index 497Subject Index 520

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