Grandparenting by Terri Apter
A warm, wise and practical guide to becoming the best grandparent and parent you can be‘Grandparenting is a long-awaited, well-informed, personal and well-researched insight into what it means to be a grandparentTerri Apter is brilliant, warm, human and wise... A wonderful book’ Julia Samuel, author of Every Family Has a Story
'A thoughtful, innovative exploration of the role of grandparents, combining interviews and research against the backdrop of contemporary family life' Leah Hazard, author of Womb
‘Wise, deep, illuminating and so compassionate – for mothers, daughters, children, everyone who makes a family. I've recommended it to many friends, both mums of young children, like myself, who are trying to understand their shifting relationships, and friends who are now at the grandmothering stage. I know it’s a book I’ll return to as time passes’ Liz Berry, author of The Republic of Motherhood
‘In tones of good humour and rare sanity, Grandparenting seamlessly weaves together sage practical counsel, granular observation of intergenerational relationships and relevant context from psychology, neurology and anthropology. An invaluable resource for grandparents and parents alike’ Josh Cohen, author of All the Rage
‘Perceptive, wide-ranging, lively, and astute, this book is a must-read for grandparents and parents alike’ Lisa Appignanesi, author of Everyday Madness: On Grief, Anger, Loss and Love
‘A magnificent book, written by one of the most impressive experts on family psychology... A work of deep emotional sensitivity, Apter has helped us to understand the true complexities of interactions among three intimate generations: babies, parents, and grandparents’ Professor Brett Kahr, Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology
'For those of us who believe mothering lasts forever' Platinum
Terri Apter is a psychologist, writer and Fellow Emerita of Newnham College Cambridge. She is the author of many critically acclaimed books on family dynamics, including Altered Loves: Mothers and Daughters During Adolescence (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year), and The Confident Child (winner of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Educator’s Prize). Her reviews and articles have appeared in the Guardian, the TLS, the Financial Times, the New York Times Book Review, and the Psychologist, and she is a regular blogger for Psychology Today. Raised in Chicago, she moved to the UK to study at Edinburgh University and Cambridge University, where she has worked ever since.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780715655740 |
| ISBN 10 | 0715655744 |
| Title | Grandparenting |
| Author | Terri Apter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duckworth Books |
| Year published | 2025-02-13 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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