Concerned with problems, compromises, and challenges of parenting, this volume, the fourth of four volumes on parenting specifically deals with applied issues and practical considerations in parenting. The volume consists of 18 chapters as follows: (1) "Maternal Deprivation" (Michael Rutter); (2) "Marital Interaction and Parenting" (Kathryn P. Wilson and John M. Gottman); (3) "Parenting with a Sensory or Physical Disability" (Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans) (4) "Psychologically Depressed Parents" (Tiffany Field); (5) "Substance Abuse and Parenting" (Linda C. Mayes); (6) "Parenting Dysfunction in Child Maltreatment" (Fred A. Rogosch and others); (7) "Parents and their Children's Doctors" (Gerald B. Hickson and Ellen W. Clayton); (8) "Health Promotion for Parents" (Barbara J. Tinsley and Nancy B. Lees); (9) "Discipline and Child Compliance in Parenting" (Patricia Chamberlain and Gerald R. Patterson); (10) "Parenting and Children's Moral Development" (Nancy Eisenberg and Bridget Murphy); (11) "Parenting toward Cognitive Competence" (Robert J. Sternberg and Wendy M. Williams); (12) "Everyday Stresses and Parenting" (Keith Crnic and Marcela Acevedo); (13) "Child Temperament and Parenting" (Ann Sanson and Mary K. Rothbart); (14) "Parents, Children, and Television" (Ann Dorr and Beth E. Rabin"; (15) "Play in Parent-Child Interactions" (Ina C. Uzgiris and Catherine Raeff); (16) "Parents and Children's Peer Relationships" (Gary W. Ladd and Karen D. Le Sieur); (17) "Choosing Child Care for Young Children" (Alice S. Honig); and (18) "Parent and School Partnerships" (Lori J. Connors and Joyce L. Epstein). References accomany articles. (JW)