ISBN:
9780739183007
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (206 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Mothers of Adult Children
DDC:
306.874/3
Keywords:
Adult children - Family relationships
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Electronic books
Abstract:
The theme of Mothers of Adult Children covers the many invisible issues facing mothers of adult children from around the world. This book contains stories of mothering including having children move back home, dealing with autistic and intellectually challenged children, drug addicted or alcoholic children, the murder of a child, then mothering a grandchild, as well as mothers having a close and rewarding relationship with their children
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Introduction; 1 When Nana Becomes a Mother; 2 Mad Hearts; 3 Rethinking Salvadorian Mothers' "Suffering" and "Sacrifice" in a Transnational Context; 4 Mothering Adult Daughters in Contemporary Poland; 5 Motherhood and the Empty Nest; 6 Prodigal Sons and Daughters?; 7 Mothering Adult Sons Versus Daughters; 8 Mothering Adult Children with Special Needs; 9 Mothering for Life?; 10 An Adult Daughter Lost in Alcohol; 11 Mothering in War; 12 The Truth is Never Ideal; 13 Mothering Lost and Found Adult Children; 14 Dreaming of Mothering; Waking to Joy and Tears; 15 Rules of Engagement
Description / Table of Contents:
16 GenerationsIndex; About the Contributors
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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