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Some Useful Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2015

Mary Daly*
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Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford E-mail: mary.daly@spi.ox.ac.uk
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Themed Section on Parenting Support in European Countries: A Complex Development in Social Policy
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Sources on parenting support as idea, provision and policy

Churchill, H. and Clarke, K. (2010) ‘Investing in parenting education: a critical review of policy and provision in England’, Social Policy and Society, 9, 1, 3953.

Daly, M. (ed.) (2007) Parenting in Europe: A Positive Approach, Strasbourg: Council of Europe.

Eisenstadt, N. (2011) Providing a Sure Start: How Government Discovered Early Childhood, Bristol: The Policy Press.

Furedi, F. (2008) Paranoid Parenting: Why Ignoring the Experts May Be Best for Your Child, London: Continuum.

Faircloth, C., Hoffman, D. M. and Layne, L. L. (eds.) (2013) Parenting in Global Perspective Negotiating Ideologies of Kinship, Self and Politics, London: Routledge.

Gillies, V. (2011) ‘From function to competence: engaging with the new politics of family’, Sociological Research Online, 16, 4, 11.

Gillies, V. (2012) ‘Family policy and the politics of parenting: from function to competence’, in Richter, M. and Andresen, S. (eds.), The Politicization of Parenthood: Shifting Private and Public Responsibilities in Education and Childrearing, Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 1326.

Ivan, G., Da Roit, B. and Knijn, T. (2014) ‘Children first? Changing attitudes toward the primacy of children in five countries’, Journal of Family Issues, online before print, doi 10.1177/0192513×13519255.

Lee, J., Bristow, J., Faircloth, C. and Macvarish, J. (eds.) (2014) Parenting Culture Studies, New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Lewis, J. (2011) ‘Parenting programmes in England: policy development and implementation issues, 2005–2010’, Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 33, 2, 107–21.

Lucas, P. (2011) ‘Some reflections on the rhetoric of parenting programmes: evidence, theory, and social policy’, Journal of Family Therapy, 33, 2, 181–98.

Martin, C. (2013) ‘The invention of a parenting policy in the French context: elements for a policy tracing’, in Ferrer, J. G. and Monsonís Payá, I. (eds.), Sustainability and Transformation in European Social Policy, Oxford: Peter Lang Publishing, pp. 179–97.

Martin, C. (ed.) (2014) Être un bon parent : Une injonction contemporaine, Rennes: Presses de l’EHESP.

Ramaekers, S. and Suissa, J. (2011) The Claims of Parenting: Reasons, Responsibility and Society, Dordrecht: Springer.

Richter, M. and Andresen, S. (eds.) The Politicization of Parenthood: Shifting Private and Public Responsibilities in Education and Childrearing, Dordrecht: Springer.

Webster-Stratton, C. and Herbert, M. (1994) Troubled Families–Problem Children. Working with Parents: A Collaborative Process, Chichester: John Wiley.

Evidence and outcome studies of interventions

Anning, A., Stuart, J., Nicholls, M., Goldthorpe, J. and Morley, A. (2007) Understanding Variations in Effectiveness amongst Sure Start Local Programmes, DfES research report NESS/2007/FR/024, Nottingham: DfES.

Aos, S., Lieb, R., Mayfield, J., Miller, M. and Pennucci, A. (2004) Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth, Olympia, WA: Washington State Institute of Public Policy.

Knerr, W., Gardner, F. and Cluver, L. (2013) ‘Improving positive parenting skills and reducing harsh and abusive parenting in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review’, Prevention Science, 14, 4, 352–63.

Moran, P., Ghate, D. and van der Merwe, A. (2004) What Works in Parenting Support: A Review of the International Evidence, research report RR574, Nottingham: Department for Education and Skills.

National Evaluation of Sure Start (NESS) Team (2012) The Impact of Sure Start Local Programmes on Seven Year Olds and Their Families, research report DFE-RR220, London: Department for Education, http://www.ness.bbk.ac.uk/impact/documents/DFE-RR220.pdf.

O’Connor, T. G. and Scott, S. B. C. (2007) Parenting and Outcomes for Children, York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Smith, M. (2010) ‘Good parenting: making a difference’, Early Human Development, 86, 11, 689–93.

Tunstill, J., Allnock, D., Meadows, P. and McLeod, A. (2002) Sure Start National Evaluation: Early Experiences of Implementing Sure Start, Nottingham: Department for Education and Skills.

Wilson, P., Rush, R., Hussey, S., Puckering, C., Sim, F., Allely, C. S., Doku, P., McConnachie, A. and Gillberg, C. (2012) ‘How evidence-based is an “evidence-based parenting program”? A PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis of Triple P’, BMC Medicine, 10, 130.

Evidence for the importance of parenting

Baumrind, D. (1991) ‘The influence of parenting style on adolescent competence and substance use’, The Journal of Early Adolescence, 11, 1, 5695.

Gutman, L. M., Brown, J. and Akerman, R. (2009) Nurturing Parenting Capability: The Early Years, research report 30, London: Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning, Institute of Education.

Heath, P. (2009) Parent‒Child Relations: Context, Research and Application, 2nd edn, New Jersey: Pearson.

Hoghughi, M. S. and Long, N. (eds.) Handbook of Parenting: Theory and Research for Practice, London: Sage.

Heckman, J. and Masterov, D. (2007) ‘The productivity argument for investing in young children’, Science, 29, 3, 446–93.

Wastell, D. and White, S. (2012) ‘Blinded by neuroscience: social policy, the family and the infant brain’, Families, Relationships and Societies, 1, 3, 397414.

International studies on parenting support

Boddy, J., Statham, J., Smith, M., Ghate, D., Wigfall, V. and Hauari, H. (2009) International Perspectives on Parenting Support non-English Language Sources, research report DCFR-RR114, London: Department for Children, Schools and Families.

ChildONEurope (2007) Survey on the Role of Parents and the Support from the Governments in the European Union, Florence: ChildONEurope.

Daly, M. (2013) ‘Parenting support policies in Europe’, Families, Relationships and Societies, 2, 2, 159–74.

Daly, M., Bray, R., Byrne, J., Bruckauf, Z., Margaria, A., Pecnik, N. and Samms-Vaughan, M. (2015) Family and Parenting Support Policy and Provision in a Global Context, Florence: UNICEF.

Faircloth, C., Hoffman, D. M. and Layne, L. L. (eds.) (2013) Parenting in Global Perspective Negotiating Ideologies of Kinship, Self and Politics, London: Routledge.

Hamel, M.-P., Lemoine, S. and Martin, C. (eds.) (2012) Aider les parents à être parents. Le soutien à la parentalité, une perspective internationale, rapport and documents n50 du Centre d’analyse stratégique, Paris: La Documentation Française.

Correll, L. and Lepperhoff, J. (eds.) (2013) Frühe Bildung in der Familie: Perspektiven der Familienbildung, Weinheim and Basel: Juventa.

Molinuevo, D. (2013) Parenting Support in Europe, Dublin: Eurofound.

Richter, L. and Naicker, S. (2013) A Review of Published Literature on Supporting and Strengthening Child-caregiver Relationships (Parenting), Arlington VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.