Drawing on the latest research and discussions with prominent psychologists, Peters explains our deep-seated resistance to mothering (and fathering) in new ways. With portraits of a dozen real families--corporate and blue collar, religious and secular, step- and single parents, urban and suburban--Peters illustrates the strategies that make this new family life succeed.
Drawing on the latest research and discussions with prominent psychologists, Peters explains our deep-seated resistance to mothering (and fathering) i...
The next generation of women want a career and a life, but they don't know how to get both. Having watched the boomer generation, they know they don't want their options: sacrificing family life for high-powered careers or consigning themselves to the "mommy track." Not Your Mother's Life shows how today's young women are uniquely poised to reach out and take--or create--the work/life balance that proved so elusive for the boomers. The key, Peters argues, is for women to use their newfound economic power to choose their lives instead of letting their lives choose them. Full of real-life...
The next generation of women want a career and a life, but they don't know how to get both. Having watched the boomer generation, they know they don't...
Outlines ways in which couples can effectively renegotiate their marriage contracts, providing case examples of partners who improved their relationships.
Outlines ways in which couples can effectively renegotiate their marriage contracts, providing case examples of partners who improved their relationsh...
