1. Introduction and overview; Part I. Conditions of Families with Young
Children Neal Halfon, Mark A. Schuster and Kathryn Taaffe McLearn: 2.
Resources devoted to child development by families and society M. Rebecca
Kilburn and Barbara L. Wolfe; 3. Preparing for parenthood: who's ready,
who's not? Constance T. Gager, Sara S. McLanahan and Dana A. Glei; Part II.
Child Rearing Practices: 4. Meeting the challenges of new parenthood:
responsibilities, advice, and perceptions Allison Sidle Fuligni and Jeanne
Brooks-Gunn; 6. Child discipline in the first three years of life Lawrence
S. Wissow; 7. Breastfeeding in the United States today: are families
prepared? Wendelin M. Slusser and Linda Lange; 8. Depressive symptoms in
parents of children under age three: sociodemographic predictors, current
correlates, and associated parenting behaviors Karlen Lyons Ruth, Rebecca
Wolfe, Amy Lyubchik, Jessica Grogan and Ronald Steingard; Part III.
Delivery of Health Services to Mothers and Children: 9. Prenatal care,
delivery, and birth outcomes Paul H. Wise; 10. Access to health care for
young children in the United States Paul W. Newacheck, Miles Hochstein,
Kristen S. Marchi and Neal Halfon;11. Anticipatory guidance: what
information do parents receive? What information do they want? Mark A.
Schuster, Michael Regalado, Naihua Duan and David J. Klein; Part IV. Future
Direction and Policy Implications: 12. New models of pediatric care Barry
Zuckerman and Steven Parker; 13. Families with children under three: what
we know and implications for results and policy Neal Halfon and Kathryn
Taaffe McLearn.
