Children's Needs – Parenting Capacity - Digital Education Resource ...

How do parental mental illness, learning disability, problemalcohol or drug use and domestic violence impact onchildren’s development?Do children always suffer as a result?These are the questions which this second edition ofChildren’s Needs – Parenting Capacity seeks to answer.The original exploration of the research literature has beenupdated in the light of legal and policy changes in Englandand findings from more recent national and internationalresearch. The edition has also been expanded to coverparental learning disabilities and how it may impact onparenting and children’s health and development. The findingsshow that these parenting issues affect children differentlydepending on their age and individual circumstances. Whilesome children grow up apparently unscathed, others exhibitemotional and behavioural disorders. This knowledge caninform practitioners undertaking assessments of the needs ofchildren and their families and effective service responses.The book is essential reading for practitioners, managers andpolicy makers concerned with improving the outcomes forchildren and families who are experiencing such problems.£25ISBN 978-0-11-706365-5www.tso.co.uk9 780117 063655