After exploring the developmental and epistemological issues associated with a definition of
psychological child abuse, the book proposes a five-category definition: terrorizing, isolating …

The intervention methods proposed in this book primarily involve incentives, media, and
community health promotion. Interventions are discussed within the context of six exemplar …

Traditional views of adolescent mothers perpetuate negative stereotypes and fail to
acknowledge many who cope adequately and provide good care for their children. A …

The author proposes that the four earliest British North American colonies in the United
States promoted the development of distinct regional identities and that this cultural legacy …

This paper describes programs developed in response to the dramatic rise in adolescent
pregnancies and births during the past 15 years. In the main, these programs are targeted to …

This study investigates the family-involvement strategies employed in Adolescent Family Life
(AFL)-funded care programs for pregnant and parenting teenagers. Results from a survey of …

Current statistics show that 88% of teenage clinic patients have had intercourse before
requesting contraceptive services. The percent of females 15–19 years of age who have …

Teenage pregnancy is a socially unacceptable status in Taiwan based on the Chinese value
system. Not only do families have difficulty in accepting teenage pregnancy, classmates and …

This retrospective study investigated the psychological impact of pregnancy on adolescents'
self-esteem. Participants were 61 adult African American women, currently age 25 to 49 …

Fifty-five fathers and 90 mothers in Taiwan were studied to test if there were any parental
factors related to their parenting knowledge, knowledge of child development, and …