The Oxford Handbook of Parenting and Moral Development provides a collection of state-of-the-art theories and research on the role that parents play in moral development. Contributors who are leaders in their fields take a comprehensive, yet nuanced approach to considering the complex links between parenting and moral development.The volume begins by providing an overview of traditional and contemporary perspectives on parenting and moral development, including perspectives related to parenting styles, domain theory, attachment theory, and evolutionary theory. In addition, there are several chapters that explore the genetic and biological influences related to parenting and moral development. The second section of the volume explores cultural and religious approaches to parenting and moral development and contributes examples of contemporary research with diverse populations such as Muslim cultures and US Latino/as. The last major section of the volume examines recent developments and approaches to parenting, including chapters on topics such as helicopter parenting, proactive parenting, parent-child conversations and disclosure, parental discipline, and other parenting practices designed to inhibit children's antisocial and aggressive behaviors. The volume draws together the most important work in the field; it is essential reading for anyone interested in parenting and moral development.

Section I: Introduction1. Parenting and Moral Development: A Nuanced ApproachDeborah Laible, Gustavo Carlo, and Laura Padilla-WalkerSection II: Theoretical perspectives on parenting and moral development2. Early Moral Development and Attachment TheoryRoss A. Thompson3. Parenting Styles and Practices: Traditional Approaches and their Application to Multiple Types of Moral BehaviorNina S. Mounts and Cara Allen4. Socialization of Moral Emotions and BehaviorTracy L. Spinrad and Nancy Eisenberg5. Domains of Socialization: Implications for Parenting and the Development of Children's Moral Behavior and CognitionsJoan E. Grusec6. Evolution and the Parenting Ecology of Moral DevelopmentDarcia Narvaez7. Genetics, Parenting, and Moral DevelopmentDana Vertsberger, Salomon Israel, and Ariel Knafo-Noam8. Parenting, Neurobiology, and Prosocial DevelopmentJonas G. Miller and Paul D. HastingsSection III: Moral development and parenting in diverse contexts9. Culture, Parenting Practices, and Moral DevelopmentJoan G. Miller, Matthew Wice, and Namrata Goyal10. Parenting and the Prosocial Behaviors of Children Across CulturesMaria Rosario T. de Guzman, Aileen S. Garcia, Irene O. Padasas, and Bernice Vania N. Landoy11. Parenting, Religion, and Moral DevelopmentSam A. Hardy, David C. Dollahite, and Chayce R. Baldwin12. Development of prosocial behavior in Spanish adolescents and its relations to parenting stylesMaria Vicenta Mestre, Elisabeth Malonda, Paula Samper, Anna Llorca, and Ana Tur-Porcar13. Parenting and Prosocial/moral Development in Asians and Asian immigrants to the U.S.Alexandra Main14. Parenting and Prosocial Behavior in Predominantly Muslim CountriesAsiye Kumru, Burcu Bugan, and Zehra Gulseven15. Traditional and Culture-Specific Parenting of Prosociality in U.S. Latino/asGustavo Carlo and L. Diego ConejoSection IV: Recent approaches to moral socialization16. Mothers' and Adolescents' Conversations about Volunteering: Insights into the Reasons and Socialization ProcessesMary B. Eberly Lewis and Scott Fanz17. The Socialization of Children's Moral Understanding in the Context of Everyday DiscourseDeborah Laible, Erin Karahuta, Clare Van Norden, Victoria Interrera, and Wyntre Stout18. Proactive Parenting and Moral DevelopmentLaura Padilla-Walker and Daye Son19. Parental Knowledge and Child Disclosure as They Relate to Prosocial and Antisocial BehaviorsRobert D. Laird and Megan M. Zeringue20. Parental Discipline Practices Associated With Preventing Children's Aggressive and Immoral BehaviorJennifer E. Lansford21. Helicopter Parenting, Parental Control, and Moral Development During Emerging AdulthoodLarry J. Nelson, Laura Padilla-Walker, and Daye Son22. Socialization of moral judgments and reasoningMarc Jambon and Judith SmetanaSection V: Future directions23. Moral Formation in the Family: A Research Agenda in Time FutureDaniel Lapsley