This review critically examines 19 international articles addressing online social support for
parents and provides evidence that parents around the world perceive emotional and …

After listing the propositions that must be considered as basic, the author formulates a theory
of human motivation in line with these propositions and with the known facts derived from …

Multisystemic therapy (MST) has grown dramatically since the initial publication of this
comprehensive manual. Today, over 400 MST programs operate in more than 30 states and …

The purpose of this chapter is to explicate a conceptual model that illustrates how
extrafamilial (eg, sources of stress and support), personal (eg, inherent psychological child …

Asocial support and social systems approach to early intervention proposed some 15 years
ago is revisited in light of changes and advances during the intervening years. Major …

Purpose–This viewpoint essay seeks to argue that young people's online social networking
can serve as sites for and supports for student learning in ways not currently assessed …

Each day more than three quarters of a million adults around the world experience the
rewards and challenges as well as the joys and heartaches of becoming parents. Of course …

When couples make the journey through their first year of parenthood they confront the
challenges of their new responsibilities with varying degrees of support and a range of …

All too often young people are excluded in practice from the general policy and professional
consensus that partnership and participation should underpin work with children, young …

Professionals who think about parenting often focus on the many social ailments that burden
families, including the effects of single parenting, the problem of teenage pregnancies, the …