Volume 5 of the Handbook of Parenting, The Practice of Parenting, describes the nuts-and-bolts of parenting as well as the promotion of positive parenting practices.

Marc H. Bornstein is Senior Investigator, Head of Child and Family Research, and Head of the Imaging and Behavioral Determinants of Development Affinity Group at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Part I: Practical Parenting 1. The Ethics of Parenting Ross A. Thompson and Diana Baumrind 2. Parenting and Children's Self-Regulation Wendy S. Grolnick, Alessandra Caruso, and Madeline Levitt 3. Parenting and Child Discipline Jennifer E. Lansford 4. Parenting and Children's Prosocial Development Tracy L. Spinrad, Nancy Eisenberg, and Carlos Valiente 5. Parenting and Moral Development Judith G. Smetana, Courtney L. Ball, and Ha Na Yoo 6. Parenting to Promote Resilience in Children Ann S. Masten and Alyssa Palmer 7. Language and Play in Parent-Child Interactions Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda, Yana A. Kuchirko, Kelly Escobar, and Marc H. Bornstein 8. How Parents Can Maximize Children's Cognitive Abilities Karin Sternberg, Wendy M. Williams, and Robert J. Sternberg 9. Parenting of Children's Academic Motivation Adele Eskeles Gottfried 10. Parents and Children's Peer Relationships Gary W. Ladd and Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd Part II: Parents and Social Institutions 11. Choosing Childcare for Young Children Alice Sterling Honig 12. Parenting and Children's Organized Activities Deborah Lowe Vandell, Sandra D. Simpkins, and Christopher M. Wegemer 13. Parenting in the Digital Age Rachel Barr 14. Parenting the Child in School Robert Crosnoe and Robert W. Ressler 15. Parenting and Children's Health Care Carolyn Brockmeyer Cates, Victoria Chen, Caitlin F. Canfield, and Alan L. Mendelsohn 16. Parenting and the Law Caitlin Cavanagh and Elizabeth Cauffman 17. Parenting and Public Policy James Garbarino, Amy Governale, and Kathleen Kostelny 18. Parenting, Religion, and Spirituality Annette Mahoney and Chris J. Boyatzis