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Becoming Parents Pamela L. Jordan

Becoming Parents By Pamela L. Jordan

Becoming Parents by Pamela L. Jordan

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Statistics show that first-time parenthood consistently erodes the marital bond, due to such pressures as loss of sleep, freedom and finances. This work aims to show how to protect a marriage under the stress of change that having a child can bring.

Becoming Parents Summary

Becoming Parents: How to Strengthen Your Marriage as Your Family Grows by Pamela L. Jordan

Moving into parenthood is typically a time of great joy and excitement, but it also brings fatigue, stress, and conflict. From the authors of the best-selling Fighting for Your Marriage and A Lasting Promise, this unique and innovative guide offers indispensable advice on how to protect and preserve your marriage and take care of yourselves as you become parents. Based on scientific research and containing real-life examples, Becoming Parents challenges you to seize this opportunity to really thrive in your relationship and in parenting together as a team. "If you're having a baby, buy this book! It will give your baby the most important gift of all-parents who know how to keep their relationship happy, satisfying, and stable-the kind of relationship your baby can count on and learn from." --Diane Sollee, director, Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education

Becoming Parents Reviews

"If you're having a baby, buy this book! It will give your baby the most important gift of all-parents who know how to keep their relationship happy, satisfying, and stable-the kind of relationship your baby can count on and learn from." (Diane Sollee, director, Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education)

"Anyone can figure out how to put a diaper on a baby-but how do you keep your marriage strong and stable as you become parents? Finally, a book that teaches survival skills to help couples who are on the road to parenthood stay connected and happy." (Suzanne M. Lewis, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator)

"Marriages, like children, need constant care and nurturing if they're going to thrive and develop. This book offers all parents a clear, concise, and wonderfully insightful program that will go a long way toward making marriages-and families-stronger and healthier." (Armin A. Brott, author of The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be and A Dad's Guide to the Toddler Years)

"Becoming Parents zeroes in on the problems that can strain a marriage and offers practical techniques to help couples talk and solve problems. Research-based and clearly written, this book will increase the joys and decrease the stresses of parenthood." (Penny Simkin, coauthor, Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide

"Becoming Parents teaches survival skills necessary to raise your child, while managing to thrive in your marriage. If you're thinking about having kids, read this book." (John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus)

"we really believe that many parents can gain from reading, studying and discussing the contents" (Int Jnl of Adolescent Medicine & Health, Vol.13 No.4, 2001)

..".really believe that much can be gained from reading, studying, and discussing it." (International Journal of Adolescent Medical Health, Vol.13, No.4, 2001)

About Pamela L. Jordan

PAMELA L. JORDAN, Ph.D., R.N., is associate professor in the Department of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington. She is an educator, researcher, writer, and creator of the Becoming Parents Program, a modified and expanded version of PREP(R).

SCOTT M. STANLEY, Ph.D., is codirector of the Center for Marital and Family Studies, University of Denver, a developer of PREP(R), and coauthor of A Lasting Promise.

HOWARD J. MARKMAN, Ph.D., is professor of psychology and codirector of theCenter for Marital and Family Studies, University of Denver, and a developer of PREP(R).Stanley and Markman, along with Susan L. Blumberg, are coauthors of the best-selling Fighting for Your Marriage.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Part One: Handling Conflict: Protecting Your Marriage 1.Four Key Patterns That Can Harm a Relationship; 2.Communicating Safely and Clearly: The Speaker-Listener Technique; 3.Problem Solving; 4.Ground Rules for Handling Conflict; Part Two: Going Deeper: Dealing With Core Issues 5. The Difference Between Issues and Events; 6. Unmet Expectations and What to Do About Them; 7. The Importance of Core Values and Beliefs; 8. Commitment: The Glue That Holds Relationships Together; 9. Forgiveness and the Preservation or Restoration of Intimacy; Part Three: Relationship Enhancement: Maintaining the GreatThings 10. Preserving and Protecting FriAndship; 11. Preserving and Protecting Fun Together; 12. Hello Baby, Goodbye Sex? Protecting and Enhancing Your Sex Life; Part Four: Creating a Healthy Lifestyle 13. Managing Fatigue; 14. Managing Stress; 15. WARNING: Don't Try Parenting By Yourselves; 16. Roles and Tasks: Who Does What; Some Final Words; Some Thoughts On Domestic Violence; RecommAnded Reading; About the Authors; Index;.

Additional information

GOR013707368
9780787947675
0787947679
Becoming Parents: How to Strengthen Your Marriage as Your Family Grows by Pamela L. Jordan
Pamela L. Jordan
Used - Well Read
Hardback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
1999-06-25
368
N/A
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