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Parenting Stress Index™, Fourth Edition
Richard R. Abidin, EdD
More time at home means
keeping watch for stress
Evaluate stress in the
parent/child relationship
Parenting doesn’t come with an instruction manual, so parents learn on the
job—and it’s a job that can be fraught
with emotional turmoil and stress. Left
unchecked, those emotions can develop
into resentment, anger, and even abuse.
Stress in the parenting system during
the first three years of child’s life is
particularly critical to their emotional and
behavioral development. It’s important
to identify issues and intervene early.
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Parenting and Family
Creating Connections. Changing Lives.