Parenting and Children's Resilience in Military Families

Abstract

This reference examines the wide-ranging impact of military life on families, parenting, and child development. It takes into account that familiar issues such as trauma, domestic violence, and child abuse can manifest differently in military families than in civilian life. Expert contributors review findings on deployed mothers, active-duty fathers, and other military parents while offering evidence for interventions and prevention programs to enhance children's healthy adjustment in this highly structured yet uncertain context. Its emphasis on resource and policy improvements keeps the book focused on the evolution of military families in the face of future change and challenges. Addressing a major need in family and parenting studies. Parenting and Children's Resilience in Military Families is necessary reading for scholars and practitioners interested in parenting and military family research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)