Families communicating with children : building positive developmental foundations
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Bibliographic Information
Families communicating with children : building positive developmental foundations
(Key themes in family communication)
Polity, 2010
- : hardback
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book offers a fresh and insightful introduction to children's communication development that emphasizes how families help children learn to communicate optimally. Writing for communication students, parents, teachers, and all who care for children, the authors argue that optimal development of children's communication competencies depends on family participation in everyday learning situations that challenge children's skills and build communication confidence. The book mirrors the organization and coverage of existing family communication textbooks, making it a valuable addition to coursework about families, communication, and development. Chapter topics include:
an overview of communication development: universal stages and cultural variations;
communication development at home: nonverbal, verbal and mediated skills;
relational and group dynamics in the home, including variations by ethnicity and family configuration;
family roles and family rules for providing stability and structuring behavior;
family resiliency in coping with challenges;
strategies for fostering positive communication development in the home.
Families Communicating with Children emphasizes the positive effects of family influence, and draws attention to cross-cultural variations in parenting as well as universal steps in development. These features clarify the process of communication development and offer an optimistic view of the future for the many shapes families assume today.
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures. Preface.
Chapter 1 Children are Family Communicators Too.
Chapter 2 Children's Communication Development at Home.
Chapter 3 Children's Communication in Family Units and Family Relationships.
Chapter 4 Children and Family Roles & Rules.
Chapter 5 Children and Family Decisions, Problems & Conflicts.
Chapter 6 Children and Positive Communication Development at Home.
Glossary.
References.
Author Index.
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