Wellbeing in Children and Families -- Contents of this Volume -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Full Contents of Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide -- Introduction to Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part 1 The Development of Early Social and Cognitive Skills Important for Child Wellbeing -- Chapter 2 Children's Self-Regulation and Executive Control: Critical for Later Years -- Chapter 3 Children's Emotion Regulation in Classroom Settings -- Chapter 4 Early Math and Literacy Skills: Key Predictors of Later School Success -- Chapter 5 Children's Intrinsic Motivation to Learn: Does It Decline over Time and, If So, Why? -- Part 2 Parenting and Children's Development -- Chapter 6 Parents' Role in Infants' Language Development and Emergent Literacy -- Chapter 7 Can Parents Be Supported to Use a Responsive Interaction Style with Young Children? -- Chapter 8 Parenting and Executive Function: Positive and Negative Influences -- Chapter 9 The Nature of Effective Parenting: Some Current Perspectives -- Chapter 10 Parenting and Early Intervention: The Impact on Children's Social and Emotional Skill Development -- Part 3 School and Child Care: Settings that Impact Child and Family Wellbeing -- Chapter 11 High-Risk Home and Child-Care Environments and Children's Social-Emotional Outcomes -- Chapter 12 Classroom Peer Relations as a Context for Social and Scholastic Development -- Chapter 13 The Importance of Quality Prekindergarten Programs for Promoting School Readiness Skills -- Chapter 14 Consistent Environmental Stimulation from Birth to Elementary School: The Combined Contribution of Different Settings on School Achievement -- Part 4 Stress and Family and Child Wellbeing -- Chapter 15 Poverty, Public Policy, and Children's Wellbeing.

Chapter 16 Early Life Stress and Neurobehavioral Development -- Chapter 17 Neighborhood Effects and Young Children's Outcomes -- Chapter 18 The Family Check-Up: A Tailored Approach to Intervention with High-Risk Families -- Index.