Family investments in children's potential [electronic resource] : resources and parenting behaviors that promote success / edited by Ariel Kalil, Thomas DeLeire.
Publication details: New York : Psychology Press, 2013.Description: xx, 295 p. : illISBN:- 9781410610874
- Also available in print edition.

First published 2004 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
1. "Family process" investments that matter for child well-being / Robert H. Bradley and Robert F. Corwyn -- 2. Family investment and child and adolescent adjustment : the role of genetic research / Jenae M. Neiderhiser and David Reiss -- 3. Family influences on children's verbal ability / Robert T. Michael -- 4. The long-term impact of parental organization and efficiency / Rachel Dunifon, Greg J. Duncan, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn -- 5. Family investments in response to the developmental challenges of young children with disabilities / Michael J. Guralnick -- 6. Investments in children among immigrant families / Andrew J. Fuligni and Hirokazu Yoshikawa -- 7. Investments in sons and daughters : evidence from the consumer expenditure survey / Shelly Lundberg and Elaina Rose -- 8. Expenditure decisions in single-parent households / Kathleen M. Ziol-Guest, Ariel Kalil, and Thomas DeLeire -- 9. Parent- versus child-based intervention strategies for promoting children's well-being / Katherine A. Magnuson and Greg J. Duncan -- 10. A cross-national perspective on policies to promote investments in children / Jane Waldfogel.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.