Parents' Beliefs about Children - Miller, Scott A
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This book synthesizes a large and diverse literature on what parents believe about children in general and their own children in particular. Its scope is broad, encompassing beliefs directed to numerous aspects of children's development in both the cognitive and social realms that span the age periods from birth through adolescence. In examining the nature and origins of parents' beliefs, this book is central to our understanding of both parenting practices and children's development, and it speaks to some of the most important pragmatic issues for which psychology can provide answers.

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This book synthesizes a large and diverse literature on what parents believe about children in general and their own children in particular. Its scope is broad, encompassing beliefs directed to numerous aspects of children's development in both the cognitive and social realms that span the age periods from birth through adolescence. In examining the nature and origins of parents' beliefs, this book is central to our understanding of both parenting practices and children's development, and it speaks to some of the most important pragmatic issues for which psychology can provide answers.
Autorenporträt
Scott A. Miller is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida. Previously, he was a faculty member in Psychology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Miller is a member of the Cognitive Development Society, the Jean Piaget Society, and the Society for Research in Child Development, and he is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. His research has examined various topics including parents' beliefs about children, children's understanding of Piagetian concepts, and children's understanding of theory of mind.