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Tirella, Linda G.; Tickle-Degnen, Linda; Miller, Laurie C.; Bedell, Gary – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2012
The purpose of this study was to describe reflections of nine American parents on the strengths, challenges, and strategies in parenting young children newly adopted from another country. Eight mothers and one father with an adopted child aged less than 3 years and home for less than 3 months completed standardized assessments measuring the…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Adoption, Community Resources, Child Rearing
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Pickover, Sheri – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2010
Current anger management programs use a cognitive behavior perspective; however, research also links anger control to developmental deficits such as attachment insecurity and emotional regulation. This article previews the Emotional Skills-Building Curriculum (ESBC), a 13-week treatment program designed to treat individuals who are referred for…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Court Litigation, Psychological Patterns
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El-Sheikh, Mona; Cummings, E. Mark – New Directions for Child Development, 1997
Discusses the role of marital conflict as a mediator of parental drinking problems, and the emotional regulation and adjustment of children living in a family with an alcoholic parent. Proposes an emotional security hypothesis to explain the relationships, wherein hostile emotion communication may undermine children's sense of security, and as a…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Alcoholism, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Modification