{"product_id":"psychoanalytic-and-psychotherapeutic-perspectives-on-stepfamilies-and-stepparenting-paperback","title":"Psychoanalytic and Psychotherapeutic Perspectives on Stepfamilies and Stepparenting - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eProphecy Coles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePsychoanalytic and Psychotherapeutic Perspectives on Step-families and Step-parenting\u003c\/em\u003e looks at the role step-parents can play in the psychic development of children. Step-parenting requires enormous confidence and resilience that stretches into a territory of human emotions and conflict that can make marriage seem easy. Prophecy Coles' concern has been that we are witnessing a new kinship system and our psychological thinking has not kept up with the emotional effect that stepparents are having upon the next generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author traces the history of our beliefs about stepparents through the oral tradition of the fairy story into our present, arguably prejudiced beliefs about them. Coles explores whether our feelings about stepparents arise from the unconscious tradition that placed stepparents in hostile opposition to the natural forces of parenting. The absence of detailed clinical work on the subject has meant that the author has drawn on interviews, biography and three long term research projects to think about this new family constellation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering such topics as the prevalence and importance of step-mothers historically, the reasons for psychoanalytic neglect of this subject, and using clinical material drawn from work with step-mothers, children and fathers, this is a much-needed guide to working with families affected by maternal loss and alternative parenting roles. It will encourage a further appreciation of the psychological difficulties that stepparents face, and at the same time offer a re-appraisal of the pain that young children go through when their parents decide to separate. \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalytic and Psychotherapeutic Perspectives on Step-families and Step-parenting \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal greatly to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProphecy Coles\u003c\/strong\u003e is a retired psychotherapist. In all she has written she has been pursuing the question as to whether our childhood relationships, beyond those with our parents, such as those with siblings, nannies, wet nurses, grandparents, ancestors, and now our stepparents, can leave a lasting impression that affects the way we relate to others in the world. Her publications include In \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Sibling Relationships in Psychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e. (2003). \u003ci\u003eSibling Relationships\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). \u003ci\u003eThe Uninvited Guest from the Unremembered Past \u003c\/i\u003e(2011)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of Second Mother \u003c\/i\u003e(2015). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 122\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53343109185843,"sku":"9781138126398","price":87.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/sBfDyH1lvE9781138126398.webp?v=1778705692","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/psychoanalytic-and-psychotherapeutic-perspectives-on-stepfamilies-and-stepparenting-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}