The birth of an adoptive, foster or stepmother : beyond biological mothering attachments / Barbara Waterman.

By:

Waterman, Barbara

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York, NY : J. Kingsley, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (256 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1417501316
9781417501311
9781846424250
1846424259

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Birth of an adoptive, foster or stepmother.DDC classification:

306.8743 22

LOC classification:

HQ759 .W36 2003eb

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Contents:

When the child is delivered to you rather than you delivering the child -- Cracked wide open -- Longing and belonging -- Holding the mirror, holding up the ideal -- Love and difference -- The supporting matrix -- Becoming a mother -- Mothering as a spiritual commitment.

Summary: Adoptive, foster and stepmothers, like biological mothers, find their lives completely changed by motherhood although they are not always granted the rights and privileges accorded to those who give birth. Barbara Waterman explores the common experiences that are shared by all those who enter the motherhood portal. She highlights the importance of wider family and professional support for non-biological parents and primary care-givers of both genders, and their children. A stepmother herself and a practicing psychologist, Waterman's writing is illustrated throughout with vignettes of children.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-245) and index.

Adoptive, foster and stepmothers, like biological mothers, find their lives completely changed by motherhood although they are not always granted the rights and privileges accorded to those who give birth. Barbara Waterman explores the common experiences that are shared by all those who enter the motherhood portal. She highlights the importance of wider family and professional support for non-biological parents and primary care-givers of both genders, and their children. A stepmother herself and a practicing psychologist, Waterman's writing is illustrated throughout with vignettes of children.

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