Families: Crisis and Caring
COMPASSIONATE, WISE ADVICE ON THE TOUGHEST PROBLEMS FACING PARENTS TODAY.
 
In this invaluable source of information and inspiration, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton shares the insight, strength, and sheer love of children that have made him a national treasure.
 
Families today are in transition and the parents of young children can no longer simply look to the experiences of their own parents for guidance in our rapidly changing world. Drawing on the experiences of five of the real families who appeared on his cable television series “What Every Baby Knows,” Dr. Brazelton now tackles such contemporary issues and crises as divorce and stepparenting, the involved father, parental rivalry, grandparenting, infertility, loss of a parent, adoption, and illness in the family.
 
Dr. Brazelton illustrates each issue dramatically, giving us an intimate look at the lives and hearts of the families involved. After drawing deft, vivid profiles of the parents, children, and grandparents, Brazelton shows how each crisis upsets the stability of the family, how each member copes with the problem, and, most importantly, how the family as a whole eventually regains its balance and continues to grow. In the concluding chapter, “When to Seek Help,” Brazelton offers his advice on when, why, and how an overwhelmed family can reach out for professional assistance in crisis-solving.
 
In analyzing these crises and pointing to solutions, Brazelton writes with the warm reassurance and candor that have made him a trusted guide for parents and physicians alike.
 
“Wise and instructive.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“Brazelton’s suggestions on communication, time management, and family life are genuinely helpful.”—Booklist
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Families: Crisis and Caring
COMPASSIONATE, WISE ADVICE ON THE TOUGHEST PROBLEMS FACING PARENTS TODAY.
 
In this invaluable source of information and inspiration, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton shares the insight, strength, and sheer love of children that have made him a national treasure.
 
Families today are in transition and the parents of young children can no longer simply look to the experiences of their own parents for guidance in our rapidly changing world. Drawing on the experiences of five of the real families who appeared on his cable television series “What Every Baby Knows,” Dr. Brazelton now tackles such contemporary issues and crises as divorce and stepparenting, the involved father, parental rivalry, grandparenting, infertility, loss of a parent, adoption, and illness in the family.
 
Dr. Brazelton illustrates each issue dramatically, giving us an intimate look at the lives and hearts of the families involved. After drawing deft, vivid profiles of the parents, children, and grandparents, Brazelton shows how each crisis upsets the stability of the family, how each member copes with the problem, and, most importantly, how the family as a whole eventually regains its balance and continues to grow. In the concluding chapter, “When to Seek Help,” Brazelton offers his advice on when, why, and how an overwhelmed family can reach out for professional assistance in crisis-solving.
 
In analyzing these crises and pointing to solutions, Brazelton writes with the warm reassurance and candor that have made him a trusted guide for parents and physicians alike.
 
“Wise and instructive.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“Brazelton’s suggestions on communication, time management, and family life are genuinely helpful.”—Booklist
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Families: Crisis and Caring

Families: Crisis and Caring

by T. Berry Brazelton
Families: Crisis and Caring

Families: Crisis and Caring

by T. Berry Brazelton

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COMPASSIONATE, WISE ADVICE ON THE TOUGHEST PROBLEMS FACING PARENTS TODAY.
 
In this invaluable source of information and inspiration, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton shares the insight, strength, and sheer love of children that have made him a national treasure.
 
Families today are in transition and the parents of young children can no longer simply look to the experiences of their own parents for guidance in our rapidly changing world. Drawing on the experiences of five of the real families who appeared on his cable television series “What Every Baby Knows,” Dr. Brazelton now tackles such contemporary issues and crises as divorce and stepparenting, the involved father, parental rivalry, grandparenting, infertility, loss of a parent, adoption, and illness in the family.
 
Dr. Brazelton illustrates each issue dramatically, giving us an intimate look at the lives and hearts of the families involved. After drawing deft, vivid profiles of the parents, children, and grandparents, Brazelton shows how each crisis upsets the stability of the family, how each member copes with the problem, and, most importantly, how the family as a whole eventually regains its balance and continues to grow. In the concluding chapter, “When to Seek Help,” Brazelton offers his advice on when, why, and how an overwhelmed family can reach out for professional assistance in crisis-solving.
 
In analyzing these crises and pointing to solutions, Brazelton writes with the warm reassurance and candor that have made him a trusted guide for parents and physicians alike.
 
“Wise and instructive.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“Brazelton’s suggestions on communication, time management, and family life are genuinely helpful.”—Booklist

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780345344564
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 05/19/1990
Edition description: REPRINT
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)
Lexile: 960L (what's this?)

About the Author

T. Berry Brazelton, MD, is professor of pediatrics emeritus at Harvard Medical School. He founded the Child Development Unit at the Boston Children’s Hospital Medical Center. From 1970 to 1972, he was chairman of the Child Development Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Brazelton’s Neonatal Behavioral Assessment is now in use in twenty research centers in the United States and several foreign countries. Among his many books are Infants and Mothers, On Becoming a Family, Working and Caring, and What Every Baby Knows. In 1988, Dr. Brazelton received the American Medical Writers Association Annual Book Award.

Table of Contents

Introduction1
IThe Cutler Family5
Family History8
The Involved Father12
Office Visit12
The Issues14
Common Questions21
Parental Rivalry25
Office Visit25
The Issues29
Common Questions32
Grandparenting36
Office Visit36
The Issues40
Suggestions for Grandparents42
Common Questions46
The Cutler Family Revisited52
IIThe Cooper Family63
Family History66
Loss of a Parent68
Home Visit68
The Issues70
Common Questions74
Fathering Alone79
Office Visit79
The Issues87
Common Questions91
The Cooper Family Revisited97
IIIThe Humphreys Family103
Family History106
Stepfamilies108
Office Visit108
The Issues112
Common Questions120
The Humphreys Family Revisited124
IVThe Mcclay Family131
Family History134
Illness in the Family138
Office Visit138
The Issues142
Common Questions149
Helping the Other Children Cope155
Office Visit155
The Issues159
Common Questions161
The Mcclay Family Revisited166
VThe O'Connell-Beder Family181
Family History184
Infertility185
Office Visit185
The Issues188
Common Concerns192
Adoption197
Office Visit197
The Issues201
Common Questions203
What Will My Child Be Like?209
Office Visit209
The Issues214
Common Questions218
The O'Connell-Beder Family Revisited224
VIWhen to Seek Help237
For Further Reading244
Index247
About the Author251
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