Chapter 2: Family, Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion shifts the nurse's clinical focus from the individual child to the broader social context in which they grow and develop.

1. Defining the Family and Family Theories

• The Concept of "Family"
• Family Systems Theory
  • circular causality
• Family Stress Theory
• Developmental Theory
  • eight developmental stages of the family life cycle

2. Diverse Family Structures and Functioning

• Structural Variations
• Family Functioning

3. Parenting Styles, Limit Setting, and Discipl ...