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Birth of an Adoptive, Foster or Stepmother: Beyond Biological Mothering Attachments

Birth of an Adoptive, Foster or Stepmother: Beyond Biological Mothering Attachments

Waterman, Barbara

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General ParentingPoverty & Social WorkPregnancy & Adoption

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ISBN10: 1843107244
ISBN13: 9781843107248
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publ Inc
Published: Sep 18 2003
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.34 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
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, community 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 and parents from a range of backgrounds. She shows the important ways in which a non-biological attachment is both more similar to and more different from a biological attachment than is currently understood. In doing this, Waterman broadens the notion of the traditional' family, and offers a positive alternative to the myth of the perfect mother. All kinds of step-, adoptive and foster families and those coming into contact with them will find this thoroughly researched and personal book an indispensable guide.

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