A Guide to Building Parent-Child Relationships

Description

Preface

CHAPTER 1
Introduction
What this document is about
Who this document is for
How this guide is organized

CHAPTER 2
Children’s Rights
What are children’s rights?
What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child?
How do children’s rights relate to parenting?

CHAPTER 3
Physical and Humiliating Punishment
What does research tell us about the impact of physical
and humiliating punishment on children?
What do children’s rights principles tell us about the place
of physical and humiliating punishments in children’s lives?

CHAPTER 4
Building Healthy Parent-Child Relationships
The challenges of parenting
What can help us to respond more constructively in these situations?
The goals of parenting
Providing warmth
Providing structure

CHAPTER 5
Understanding How Children Think and Feel
Pregnancy
Infancy – birth to 2 years
The preschool years (3 to 5)
The school years (5 to 13)
Adolescence (14 to 1 years)
Conclusion
Resources for Parents and Professionals