
When Partners Become Parents
The Big Life Change for Couples
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-8058-3559-5 (ISBN)
Description
When it first appeared in 1992, this book became an instant must-read on the lists of new parents and family studies professionals alike. Its message is just as relevant, just as timely, and perhaps even more important today. As indicated in the new foreword, by John M. Gottman, and in the updates and new afterword provided by the authors, the transition to parenthood remains one of the most challenging periods in adulthood. Readers today will be rewarded, just as earlier readers have been, by the stories reported in the pages of this book and by the wise counsel of the authors who put those stories in context.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Mahwah
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
385 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8058-3559-5 (9780805835595)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Contents: Preface. J. Gottman, Foreword. Introduction: Becoming a Family. Part I: The New Pioneers. Changing Families in a Changing World. To Be or Not to Be a Parent. The Pregnant Pause: Nine Long Months. Part II: Crossing the Great Divide. What's Happening to Me? What's Happening to Us? Beyond the Doorstep: New Problems, New Solutions. Legacies From Our Parents. Parenting Our Children. Part III: Protecting the Homestead. An Ounce of Prevention: Couple Groups. Talk to Me: Hidden Challenges in Couples' Communication. Who Is at Risk and What Can Be Done? Afterword.