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Things Just Haven't Been the Same
Brad Sachs
其他書名
Making the Transition from Marriage to Parenthood
出版W. Morrow and Company, 1992
主題Family & Relationships / GeneralFamily & Relationships / Parenting / GeneralSocial Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family
ISBN06881018369780688101831
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0ghFAAAAYAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Nothing rocks the stable boat of even the happiest marriage like the birth of a child. Well-meaning advice to new parents focuses on overcoming everyday problems - exhaustion from middle-of-the-night feedings, financial worries, and coping with an extremely demanding human being in what had been a well-organized two-person arrangement. If all of this advice is so helpful, why do so many marriages continue to falter after these worries are under control? Why do the emotions stirred by the arrival of a baby seem to threaten the very bond the child was expected to strengthen? Drawing on his professional experience as a family psychotherapist and his personal experience as the father of two, Brad Sachs shows how couples can resolve these issues for a happier and more satisfying marriage. In Things Just Haven't Been the Same, Dr. Sachs explains how a new child causes us to embark on what he calls "the reverberating journey" into the heart of the family forces that have influenced us since childhood. Suddenly, husband and wife discover that they are married not just to each other, but to each other's parents. Only after these issues are resolved can couples become the parents and partners they want to be. Using case histories and practical advice, Dr. Sachs helps couples reach a marital breakthrough, instead of a breakup. From complaints of no time for sex to meddling in-laws, he shows couples how to talk more and fight less, share parenting responsibilities, rediscover passionate sex, and joyously experience their roles as lovers, parents, and partners.