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A Polyamory Devotional: 365 Daily Reflections for the Consensually Nonmonogamous
Par Evita Lavitaloca Sawyers. 2023
Digestible snippets of advice and thought-provoking prompts on ethical nonmonogamy for every day of the year. Polyamory can be fun,…
sweet and even liberating. But ethical nonmonogamy can also take work. In A Polyamory Devotional, relationship coach Evita "Lavitaloca" Sawyers streamlines the vast abstractions of "working on yourself" into a guided tour of rigorous self-reflection. Building upon her wealth of experience in fostering the journey from monogamy to nonmonogamy, Sawyers invites you to ask yourself the big questions. Can compersion and jealousy coexist? How do we hold space for hurt we didn't cause? Through 365 daily prompts, you are encouraged to develop the tools of emotional diligence that will serve you for a lifetime. For those eager to love authentically but overwhelmed by the emotional process of polyamory, this is your reminder that you don't have to do it alone.Trusted for more than three decades by family caregivers and professionals alike, this comprehensive and reassuring caregiving guide offers the…
crucial information you need to look after your elders and plan for the future.&“The most complete resource between two covers.&”—Woman&’s Day Being a caregiver for aging parents, close friends and family, and other elders in your life is an overwhelming experience, whether you are one who has stepped into this role without warning or one who is also contemplating their own care plan. Now in its fourth edition, The Complete Eldercare Planner will help you navigate today&’s complex caregiving landscape while addressing your unique needs. Each chapter of this essential how-to guide shares easy-to-use action plans that will help you find your footing, indispensable checklists and worksheets to record important information, and a fully updated directory of low-cost and free resources. You&’ll learn how to: • Communicate with your elders and earn their trust• Find help during care-worker shortages• Manage caregiving from a distance• Protect your finances while paying for long-term care• Deal with the emotions that come with caregiving• Look for warning signs of dementia• Ask the right questions in an eldercare emergency With practical solutions that you can implement right away, The Complete Eldercare Planner will give caregiving strategies that help you move forward with confidence, make informed decisions, and feel prepared for any challenges.My Disappearing Mother: A Memoir of Magic and Loss in the Country of Dementia
Par Suzanne Finnamore. 2023
To come to terms with her mother&’s dementia, writer Suzanne Finnamore&’s groundbreaking new memoir conceptualizes dementia as an actual, albeit…
rather magical, place, &“like the Acropolis or Yonkers…a place where beloved and ancient queens and kings retire, where linear time doesn&’t exist, and the rules of society are laid aside…. Whenever I go to my parents&’ double-wide in Hayward, California, I am really traveling to Dementia.&”My Disappearing Mother: A Memoir of Magic and Loss is far more than a memoir on the devastation that comes with dementia, a cognitive impairment that affects 55 million people worldwide. Finnamore beautifully chronicles her mother&’s rich and varied life journey, from her birth in Puerto Rico during the height of the Depression to ferrying to the United States, in hopes of a better life. On U.S. soil, her mother, Bunny, started working as a performer for enlisted men, then became a secretary, and eventually a professional clairvoyant. With unexpected humor, Suzanne explores the feeling of love, grief, family, and loss while celebrating the bonds between mothers and daughters. In Suzanne&’s words, &“I want a book that attests to the fact that in a world full of disease, there is an abiding and supernatural force of love. That because of this, the sadness and the horror can be borne. That laughter can live alongside grief. That it must.&” When Suzanne&’s guest essay &“Dementia Is a Place Where My Mother Lives. It Is Not Who She Is&” was published in the New York Times on Mother&’s Day 2022, readers responded with an outpouring of empathy and love. And so this book was born, full of clues and guidance to help others feel less alone on the path that Finnamore has walked.On Marriage
Par Devorah Baum. 2023
A compulsively readable, startling, and philosophically rich book about marriage, from an acclaimed critic and filmmaker&“Baum is an erudite and…
entertaining guide through the landscape of marriage. . . . A fascinating exploration.&”—Stephanie Merritt, The Guardian &“As far back as our history books go, we have no record of a time preceding marriage. Isn&’t that an extraordinary fact?&” So writes Devorah Baum in this searching and revelatory book. Marriage, for better or for worse, is how humans have organized their world and told their story. Straight, queer, coupled, single: none live outside the remit of marriage. One might as well try to live beyond language. But when confronted with the question &“What do intellectuals think of marriage?&” Baum concludes that most philosophers have preferred to avoid the subject. Is marriage then an intellectual blind spot? To fill in the gaps, she draws on a wide range of cultural material, from the classical to the contemporary, while interweaving reflections on her own experiences of matrimony to both critique and celebrate marriage&’s many contradictions and its profound effects on us all. In doing so, she reveals how marriage has worked as a cover story for power and its abuses on the one hand, and for subversive and even utopian relational practices on the other. Entertaining, illuminating, consoling, and candid, On Marriage is an unprecedented investigation of what we are really talking about when we talk about marriage.New York Times bestselling author and country music superstar Jana Kramer reveals how she said goodbye, started again, moved on, and…
trusted God after her marriage came to a sudden end.The Next Chapter is Jana Kramer’s intimate and moving account about setting her life back on the right path after her sudden divorce. Chronicling the year that follows, Jana relives personal stories of early traumas and past relationships, and with raw honesty she shares topics dear to her heart and music, including hearing God, loving oneself, navigating setbacks, female friendships, grief, and motherhood. As she grapples with questions such as: Am I doing this right? Is this the truest truth? Is there more to life than this? she finds and tells a story of freedom and redemption. Relatable to anyone who has walked a road of change, heartbreak, or grief, readers will be encouraged by the wisdom Jana finds in that distinct and critical transition from chaos to clarity, as she plants seeds for her future to begin the next chapter of her life.Personal and profound, The Next Chapter is about being truly alone for the first time, and the road traveled from heartbreak, pain, and anger to forgiveness, confidence, and peace.The Connection Code: Relationship Advice from Philemon (The Code Series)
Par O. S. Hawkins. 2023
We have all experienced disappointment in relationships. Sometimes we wonder if it's even possible to have enduring, positive relationships in…
our homes, our work, and our communities.In The Connection Code, trusted Bible teacher O. S. Hawkins digs deep into the biblical book of Philemon to give us a blueprint for building life-giving relationships in every sphere of our lives. This tiny book in the New Testament is a letter the apostle Paul wrote to a wealthy businessman named Philemon on behalf of his escaped bond servant, Onesimus. Containing only 22 sentences, the book of Philemon unlocks the code to forging interpersonal connections that stand the test of time.With the practical and thoughtful Bible teaching he's known for, Dr. Hawkins reflects on every verse in Philemon in light of our relationships today. Following the style of the bestselling Code Series, The Connection Code explores:The three critical relationships each of us needHow to let others know we believe in themWhy a win-win perspective is crucial for friendshipsHow true commitment always includes forgivenessWhy finding our self-worth in Christ empowers us to love others well If you long for deep, authentic friendships in a superficial world, discover what God's plan has always been for building relationships that last in The Connection Code.The Couples' Kama Sutra: The Guide to Deepening Your Intimacy with Incredible Sex
Par Elizabeth McGrath. 2016
"The Couples' Kama Sutra offers a fresh, playful, and educational take on the sexual positions of the Kama Sutra. With…
drawings and simple exercises, any couple or individual can use the tools in this book to turn the heat up and deepen connection." —Keeley Rankin, sex and relationship coach, co-founder of BetterSexEd.org, co-founder of SexAsMeditation.comSex is fun. It feels good and brings us closer together. But for many of us, the sex we're having doesn't deliver the excitement and connection it used to. For hundreds of years, the Kama Sutra has offered a timeless structure for exploring sex. The Couples' Kama Sutra goes one step further by introducing you to sexual experimentation, inspiring confidence in your body, and laying the foundation for incredible sex that deepens your relationship.41 beautifully illustrated, intensely erotic sex positions help you delve into the deepest layers of your relationshipExpert guidance from a practicing sex therapist with more than a decade of experience combines the principles of the Kama Sutra with the latest research in sexualitySimple exercises explore the 5 most preferred modes of Kama Sutra sex—Intimate, Powerful, Energetic, Racy, PlayfulStraightforward advice for openly communicating your desires and introducing new pleasures such as sex toys, bondage, and role-playStop waiting for things to change and start having sex that makes you feel the way you want to feel with The Couples' Kama Sutra. Let sex therapist Elizabeth McGrath show you how she has helped more than a thousand clients unlock new passions in their sex lives...and how you can do the sameEducar contra el machismo
Par Aurélia Blanc. 2018
El primer libro de educación no sexista para niños. Un libro que lleva el feminismo a la vida familiar. Durante…
décadas, hemos reflexionado sobre el significado de la feminidad, sobre la educación de nuestras hijas en el feminismo, a quienes queremos ver orgullosas y emancipadas: luchamos en la escuela, en la calle, en la familia, para darles las mismas oportunidades que a los niños y para combatir los clichés. Pero seguimos criando a nuestros hijos bajo el mismo molde patriarcal que antes, como si pudiéramos deconstruir el sexismo sin preguntarnos acerca de la masculinidad. A través de estudios científicos y testimonios de profesionales, Aurélia Blanc, madre joven y periodista, reúne todas las herramientas para ayudar a los padres a criar a sus hijos de una manera igualitaria en cuanto al género. Blanc describe cómo nuestros hijos, encerrados con viejos grilletes masculinos, sufren la represión de su ser, sus sentimientos y sus deseos reales. Adoptar una educación feminista es dar a nuestros hijos la oportunidad de desarrollar su singularidad y cultivar la verdadera libertad. Un libro que da las claves para crear niños felices, libres y que vivan la igualdad como el único camino y que detecta y examina las bases del «sexismo benevolente» que desafortunadamente aún vivimos, ofreciéndonos las bases para romper ciertos roles impuestos e ideas machistas conscientes e inconscientes, evitando que contaminen nuestro imaginario y el de nuestros pequeños. Un libro que educa en la igualdad, en la vida afectiva y sexual y en la lucha contra la influencia negativa de los estereotipos, que ayudará a los padres a que sus hijos cuestionen su entorno y aprendan a responder ante actitudes sexistas, aprendiendo sin tabúes en una educación que favorezca el encuentro con la otredad.Un libro fundamental para que tu hijo se respete a sí mismo y a todos los demás y para que se convierta en un hombre libre.Children of Divorce: Developmental and Clinical Issues
Par Craig Everett. 1989
Gain new understanding of the role that the children of divorce play within their own family systems. Unlike most other…
literature on the subject, Children of Divorce studies--both empirically and clinically--the role of the children within the dysfunctional pattern of the dissolving family system. The unique and insightful perspectives in this volume equip practitioners and clinicians with the skills to help children cope with the pain and the adjustments they experience during and after a divorce. Experts in the marriage and family field explore the developmental, structural, and interactional issues for the benefit of all professionals seeking to more effectively understand and treat the children who are so adversely affected by divorce.Bullying, Victimization, and Peer Harassment: A Handbook of Prevention and Intervention
Par Maurice Elias, Charles A Maher, Joseph Zins. 2007
A comprehensive examination of theory, research, prevention and intervention, and professional practice issues - in one source. Teasing, shunning, and…
bullying can have serious detrimental effects on both victim and perpetrator. Bullying, Victimization, and Peer Harassment: A Handbook of Prevention and Intervention comprehensively gathers emerging research, theory, and effective practice on this subject into one invaluable source. This thorough review of a wide spectrum of innovative, evidence-based practices targets the complex problems of victimization, peer harassment, and bullying in our schools. Interventions range from individuals and their peers to broad, systems-level change within schools and communities. The challenge of prevention is also explored, using the latest studies as a practical foundation. Suggestions are provided detailing effective strategies to make changes in the culture within schools while offering directions for future research and practice.Bullying, Victimization, and Peer Harassment discusses research on current intervention programs now in place that, until now, has never been evaluated. Several of the studies address middle school issues and multi-ethnic populations, including those from the United States, Canada, and Europe. Peer sexual harassment and dating-related aggression are examined that includes and goes beyond traditional views of bullying and peer intimidation. This valuable handbook provides concise yet extensive information on the most current theory, empirical research, practice guidelines, and suggestions for preparing schools for programmatic initiatives.Topics in Bullying, Victimization, and Peer Harassment include: theory and conceptual issues in victimization, bullying, and peer harassment assessment results from a four-year longitudinal study on peer victimization in early adolescents youth perceptions toward bullying high school students’ victimization profiles immigrant children and victimization evaluating an adolescent violence prevention program a school-based intervention program peer group intervention interventions for victims multiple perspectives involving sexual harassment school-wide approaches to prevention and intervention and much more! Bullying, Victimization, and Peer Harassment is a crucial resource for researchers and mental health professionals who work in schools and who work with children and their families, such as school psychologists, counselors, clinical child psychologists, social workers, and community psychologists.Campus Violence: Kinds, Causes, and Cures
Par Leighton Whitaker, Jeffrey Pollard. 1994
This timely book shows how the rapidly increasing phenomenon of violence in the U.S. is invading college and university campuses.…
Campus Violence shows what colleges, universities, and other schools can do to deconstruct the violence culture and begin to educate for a better society. The chapters assist educators in determining the nature of both external and internal violence and what to do about it. Readers will benefit from the experiences of many institutions of higher learning as communicated by various outstanding contributors to this book. By becoming sharply aware of the issues and solutions, administrators may engage in better, more realistic long-range planning, as well as get help for the myriad daily questions and problems inherent to running today’s campuses.As a whole, the book is devoted to highlighting important kinds, causes, and cures of violence destructive to living and learning opportunities. The contributors address the full range of issues from conceptualization to practical ways of handling violent behaviors. Section I: Addresses the broadest, most far-reaching views of campus violence: the conceptualization of campus violence, administration perspectives, the destructive concoction of alcohol and other drugs and morbidity, and the commercial promotion of mindless violence. Section II: Addresses specific kinds of violence. Section III: Focuses on the most frequent immediate perpetrators--male college students--and how their behavior can be dealt with and improved. Section IV: Focuses very specifically on how the college counselor or psychotherapist can be a consultant to staff and faculty in regard to disruptive students.Campus Violence depicts the need to nurture and develop atmospheres for learning, respect, and constructive action--arguably the most pressing topic in education today. Counselors, therapists, security officers, deans, and presidents can begin to counter the rapidly increasing phenomenon of violence in American colleges and universities and cultivate a positive leadership atmosphere. The implications of the contributing authors reach to the primary and secondary schools in our nation--the training grounds for college life and education--and provoke some questions which begin to create a better learning environment.Sis, Don't Settle: How to Stay Smart in Matters of the Heart
Par Faith Jenkins. 2021
DATE SMARTER, MAKE BETTER DECISIONS IN LOVE, AND ACHIEVE THE RELATIONSHIP YOU DESERVE… IT ALL STARTS WITH NOT SETTLING! By day, Faith…
Jenkins is the host of Oxygen's Killer Relationship and former host of the nationally syndicated relationship show Divorce Court; by night, she&’s a happily married new mother who navigated these dating streets for years before learning how to attract the love of her dreams. When she turned 35 without a wedding ring in sight, like most women, she started getting tons of questions about not being married. But she made a decision: I. Will. Not. Settle. As an attorney and arbitrator, Faith has presided over hundreds of cases, and has helped couples avoid and resolve a wealth of drama. And she&’s seen it all! In Sis, Don&’t Settle, she&’s gathered an arsenal of love, wisdom and advice for women on how to play it smart. Modern culture would have women believe they can&’t have it all—and be smart, successful, strong women with authentic love to boot. Wrong. Told in her signature style—sometimes salty and sometimes sweet—Faith provides real solutions that will teach you how to thrive in relationships while avoiding common missteps and pitfalls. She delivers it straight, with no chaser, to show us how to level up, and reminds you that how you live single will set the tone for your success in relationships. Smart, illuminating, and, often laugh-out-loud funny, Sis, Don&’t Settle is the essential playbook that will help you build your confidence, generate better results in love, and land a high-value relationship once and for all. You&’ll find tips on topics like: Strong Independent Women…and the Men Who Love Them What&’s Worse than a Bad Relationship? Overextending Your Stay in One Becoming the Right Person to Attract the Right Person How to Release Trash Subconscious Beliefs that Keep You Settling And much more! Whether you&’re single, divorced, or in a situationship, Sis, Don&’t Settle reveals the direction and guidance you need to navigate love and take back your power.On Solid Ground: Strategies for Teaching Reading K-3
Par Sharon Taberski. 2000
Enter Sharon Taberski's classroom and enter a world where children take pride, take risks, and most of all, take reading…
seriously. It's not a utopia by any means; Sharon deals with the same issues other teachers face: limited resources, tremendous diversity, and the constant threat of overcrowding. What makes her exceptional is her clear vision. She is systematic in her thinking, and wise in her decision-making. Most of all, she understands her role as a teacher and goals for each student. This is why Sharon is on solid ground. In her book, Sharon shares what she's gained in her twenty years of working with children and teachers. It's organized not around a set of prescribed skills, but around a series of interconnected interactions with the learner: Assessment: Sharon begins by describing her procedures for assessing children's reading and then using what she finds to inform her work. She covers scheduling and managing reading conferences, taking oral-reading records, and using retellings and discussions as tools. Demonstration: Once she has identified strengths and needs, Sharon demonstrates strategies to help her students become better readers. In this section, she explains how she uses shared reading and read aloud as platforms for figuring out words and comprehending texts, explores small-group work - guided reading and word-study groups - and teaches children one one-on-one. Practice: Here, Sharon describes how she uses independent reading as a time for practice, spelling out the very active roles she and her students play. She also devotes a complete chapter to matching children with books for independent reading. Response: It's important for students to know they're doing well and where they must concentrate their efforts. Sharon explains how her students use writing and dialogue as tools to better understanding themselves as readers. On Solid Ground is informed by current thinking, yet loaded with advice, booklists, ready-to-use reproducibles, and - of course - the words and work of real children. Sharon's approach is clear, sensible, timeless. You'll turn to her book throughout your career.Pequeños grandes talentos: Cómo reconocer y potenciar las virtudes de tus hij@s
Par Francesca Valla. 2019
Un manual práctico y fascinante para que padres, abuelos y maestros descubran las pasiones y habilidades innatas de los más…
pequeños. Cada niño es especial y único. Pero ¿cómo identificamos los talentes específicos de nuestros hijos? ¿Qué podemos hacer para ayudarlos a expresar, cultivar y disfrutar de sus pasiones? En este manual, Francesca Valla, maestra y consejera, nos enseña que los talentos pueden surgir de innumerables formas diferentes, y cómo ayudar a nuestros hijos para que orienten su talento con facilidad y felicidad. ¿Cuáles son los pasos que debemos tomar para alentar a nuestros niños a experimentar y expresar libremente sus habilidades e inclinaciones? ¿Qué palabras, gestos y actitudes fomentan la autoconfianza y la espontaneidad? ¿Qué evitar para no sobrecargar a nuestro hijo o hija con nuestras propias expectativas o para proyectar una idea de éxito derivada de nuestras aspiraciones personales o profesionales?A través de historias, reflexiones e inspiraciones, exploraremos la empatía, el coraje, la escucha: un enfoque eficaz para cuidar a nuestro hijo, respetarlo y dejarlo libre para convertirse en él mismo. Porque la meta de nosotros, adultos, padres, maestros, abuelos, es que todos los pasos que tomemos junto con nuestros hijos puedan dar al mundo del futuro mujeres y hombres felices, capaces y conscientes de sus talentos.Keira & Me: A tale of two best friends and how they saved each other, from the bestselling Supervet
Par Professor Noel Fitzpatrick. 2023
Let national treasure Professor Noel Fitzpatrick - the Supervet - break your heart and put it back together again in…
this beautiful new Christmas story.'With you by my side, just doing my best was the best thing to do.'Keira is an extraordinary dog. She held the key to Noel's heart from the moment he first met her.That's because Keira doesn't judge. When Noel struggles, Keira is there to remind him he need only do his best. When he sees only darkness, Keira is ready to lift him back into the light.Keira & Me is the real-life story of Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick, his companion Keira and their life together. It captures the incredible bond of unconditional love between us and our canine friends. Inspiring and healing in equal measure, this beautifully illustrated and deeply heartfelt story of Noel and Keira's journey together teaches us all how to embrace the ups with the downs, the joy and the sorrow, the darkness and the light, that make up a life.For animal lovers everywhere, or anyone who needs a little comfort this Christmas, Keira & Me promises to break your heart and put it back together again - even better than it was before.Greek, Actually: Disentangling Adoption Deceptions
Par Penny Mackieson, Penny Zagarelou-Mackiesonn. 2023
All I' ve ever wanted is the deep sense of belonging associated with knowing and being connected with who and…
where I' ve come from.Penny Zagarelou-Mackieson always knew she was adopted. But she didn' t know she was swapped at birth.After a lifetime grappling with issues of identity and belonging, outlined in her earlier book Adoption Deception, Penny discovered that her natural mother, according to her adoption records, is genetically unrelated to her. Penny' s family reunion of two decades was based on falsehoods. Her ancestry is Greek, not Celtic-Anglo as she was led to believe.So begins Penny' s new quest to learn about her origins. She confronts a shocking legacy of babies misidentified in the heyday of Australia' s forced and closed adoptions and appalling medical record-keeping – meaning many adoptees may never know their true origins.Penny' s quest leads her to court seeking legal recognition of her true identity, involving her ‘ de-adoption' – termination of the Adoption Order imposed on her in infancy.This remarkable story of one woman' s determination to uncover the truth and restore her dignity reveals human rights violations inherent in adoption. Penny questions continuing laws and practices that cement stigmatising secrecy and harm adopted people, arguing for wide-reaching reforms.We share Penny' s rollercoaster of emotions as facts are revealed, court orders made, records sought and corrected, and travel planned and thwarted. We see Penny persist in the face of numerous hurdles and learn about those who help her.This inspiring, heartfelt book is gripping to read and impossible to ignore.“ it is neither logical nor fair that the natural identity and name of a child adopted in Victoria is legally cancelled and replaced with fictitious kin relationships years before they are in a position to make an informed choice about their preferred identity and the ramifications for their descendants.”Transitions to Parenthood
Par Marvin B Sussman, Robin J Palkovitz. 1989
In this unusual but exciting look at a complex topic, family scholars offer a vast array of insights into the…
multiple consequences, concerns, and characteristics of parenthood. The transition to parenthood--the most critical step in individual and family life cycles--is thoroughly examined from a social psychological perspective. Cultural and ethnic factors are considered as major influences in the transition to parenthood, as are changing patterns in the work force, the consequences of the gender revolution, and altered patterns of marriage and divorce--all of which have shattered the traditional ways of parenting. Family theorists, practitioners, and parents are strongly encouraged to further research and discuss the necessary elements and available options involved in facing the changes brought on by parenthood.Single Parent Families: Diversity, Myths and Realities
Par Marvin B Sussman, Shirley Hanson. 1994
Here is a comprehensive source of vital information on single parent families in contemporary society. This book analyzes literature and…
empirical research concerning single parent families and explores issues and challenges they face. Contributing authors from many fields and perspectives examine a broad range of subjects relating to families in which one person is primarily responsible for parenting. The only state-of-the-art compendium on the topic of single parent families available today, the book synthesizes empirical, theoretical, and contemporary literature about the diversity, myths, and realities of single parent families in western countries.Each chapter contains a demographic overview, definitions, a literature review, and implications for practice, research, education, and social policy. Theoretical and conceptual perspectives related to parenting and wider families are included. An analysis, synthesis, and commentary on single parent families concludes the volume. Themes highlighted throughout the book include socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of single parent families, cultural and ethnic features, and legal and ethical components. Some chapter topics include: single parenthood following divorce single parenthood following death of a spouse never married teen mothers and fathers female-headed homeless families adoptions by single parents noncustodial mothers and fathers grandparents as primary parents single parents of children with disabilitiesSingle Parent Families contains additional resources useful for family professionals: an annotated bibliography, a video/filmography, and a national community resource list. The book is intended for a multidisciplinary audience, including sociologists, psychologists, health care professionals, social workers, therapists, and other researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and educators. An ideal primary or reference text for undergraduate and graduate level programs, the book can also serve as a tool for staff development and continuing education in service agencies.Therapy with Single Parents: A Social Constructionist Approach
Par Joan D Atwood, Frank Genovese. 2006
Provide effective counseling to members of single-parent familiesWith more than half of all first marriages ending in divorce, it&’s time…
to re-think the notion that divorce means failure. Therapy with Single Parents focuses on the strengths of the single-parent family rather than its weaknesses, stressing the need to look at the socially constructed norms, values, and definitions associated with marriage and family in order to provide effective counseling. This unique book examines experiences that are common to single parents and presents interventive strategies for treating single-parent family issues, drawing on clinical case studies to provide technical knowledge in everyday language.Current research shows that single parents account for 27 percent of family households that include children under 18 and that the number of single mothers in the United States more than tripled between 1970 and 2000. Therapy with Single Parents challenges outdated notions that the single-parent family is somehow deficient and associated with adjustment problems in children. It doesn&’t ignore the anger, pain, sadness, and guilt experienced by many members of single parent families but offers therapeutic considerations from a more balanced approach. The book examines the social, psychological, and sexual experiences of newly single parents and addresses the ups and downs they&’ll face in dealing with schools, the workplace, and social services. Therapy with Single Parents examines: social and psychological differences between divorce and widowhood cognitive-behavioral principles of single-parent families what children can learn from divorce dealing with the ghosts of past relationships relationship rules dealing with adult children and extended families the effect of change in divorcing families the feminization of poverty the therapeutic value of social networksTherapy with Single Parents is an invaluable resource for psychologists, professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists. The book presents a thorough, in-depth examination of the single-parent family system as a viable, healthy family form.Risk and Resilience: Adolescent Mothers and Their Children Grow Up
Par Thomas L. Whitman, Keri Weed, Jaelyn R. Farris, John G. Borkowski, Shannon S. Carothers, Deborah A. Keogh. 2007
In 1984, a longitudinal study was launched at the University of Notre Dame to evaluate the social and psychological consequences…
of teenage parenting. Interwoven Lives: Adolescent Mothers and Their Children (2001) described, in detail, the development of these adolescent mothers and their children across the first eight years of life. Major delays were first noticed in children's patterns of attachment at age 1 and their IQ and personal adjustment scores at age 3. By age 8, school-related problems were found in 70% of the children. With these data as the backdrop, this companion volume, Risk and Resilience, identifies major risk factors associated with long-term developmental delays as well as the processes that led to resilience in some of the mothers and children. This new volume traces the children's development at ages 8, 10, and 14. The editors focus on identifying risk and protective factors associated with important life course trajectories as the mothers entered early adulthood and their children became adolescents. Relatively unexplored protective factors - such as religiosity, patterns of father involvement, and romantic relationships - were found to positively influence development for both teenage mothers and their children. This new text also addresses: New methodological approaches with an emphasis on the use of hierarchical linear and structural equation modeling and dynamical systems analyses Implications for prevention and intervention programs Intellectual, educational, and socioemotional outcome data The "dark side" of rearing children in poverty The multiple risks related to adolescent parenting and their profound impact on children's development How resilience emerges in children's lives and the specific factors that promote it. Risk and Resilience appeals to researchers in developmental psychology and family processes as well as agency and government professionals charged with public policy and service delivery.