Parenting in poor environments : stress, support and coping /

Ghate, Deborah.

Parenting in poor environments : stress, support and coping / Deborah Ghate and Neal Hazel. - London : Jessica Kingsley, 2002. - 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a book where we hear the thoughts of good parents who are bringing up their children in difficult circumstances: low income, parental illness, sick child, or bad accommodation. The parents explain how they have or have not had suitable help from family, friends and social services.

184310069X


Poor families--Great Britain.
Poor parents--Great Britain.
Poor parents--Social networks--Great Britain.
Stress (Psychology)--Great Britain.
Family social work--Great Britain.
Family life surveys--Great Britain.