A Different Kind of Perfect: Writings by Parents on Raising a Child with Special Needs
Editat de Bernadette Thomas, Cindy Dowling, Neil Nicollen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2006
The writings collected here are grouped into chapters reflecting the progressive stages of many parents' emotional journeys, starting with grief, denial, and anger and moving towards acceptance, empowerment, laughter, and even joy. Each chapter opens with an introduction by Neil Nicoll, a child and family psychologist who specializes in development disorders.
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ISBN-13: 9781590303078
ISBN-10: 1590303075
Pagini: 262
Dimensiuni: 154 x 230 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Trumpeter
ISBN-10: 1590303075
Pagini: 262
Dimensiuni: 154 x 230 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Trumpeter
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Notă biografică
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Recenzii
“Compiled by a psychologist and two parents of special-needs children, the essays in this book reveal deeply personal issues. Through these sincere accounts we see both the strain on the parents and the potential of the children.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“The honesty in this book took my breath away. There are so many different, compelling voices to listen to. The book embraces the entire family experience, as well as the whole grieving cycle.—Susan Senator, author of Making Peace with Autism
“This riveting book brings us the much needed voices of parents of children with disabilities, who speak with breathtaking honesty about their grief and gratitude, anger and exaltation, despair and laughter. It offers a wisdom that speaks not only to parents and families of children with special needs but to anyone who wants to learn how to live gracefully with disappointment and to transform life’s challenges into blessings.”—Miriam Greenspan, psychotherapist and author of Healing through the Dark Emotions
“The honesty in this book took my breath away. There are so many different, compelling voices to listen to. The book embraces the entire family experience, as well as the whole grieving cycle.—Susan Senator, author of Making Peace with Autism
“This riveting book brings us the much needed voices of parents of children with disabilities, who speak with breathtaking honesty about their grief and gratitude, anger and exaltation, despair and laughter. It offers a wisdom that speaks not only to parents and families of children with special needs but to anyone who wants to learn how to live gracefully with disappointment and to transform life’s challenges into blessings.”—Miriam Greenspan, psychotherapist and author of Healing through the Dark Emotions
Descriere
Every parent dreams of having a happy, healthy child. But what happens when these dreams are shattered by a physical or intellectual disability? "A Different Kind of Perfect" offers comfort, consolation, and wisdom from parents who have been there--and are finding their way through.