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Doing The Right Thing
Taking Care Of Your Elderly Parents Even If They Didn't Take Care Of You
by Roberta Satow
ISBN: 1585423920
ISBN-13: 9781585423927
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
In DOING THE RIGHT THING, Roberta Satow acknowledges that adults who are placed in caregiver roles with a parent experience physical and emotional challenges, and shares research and anecdotes from more than 50 male and female adult caregivers. Satow sees the caregiver as being in a new stage of life in which unresolved feelings can be played out, leading to growth and transcendence. "My view is that caring for an elderly family member is a new stage of life..., an opportunity for continuing the process of separation and further consolidating our sense of self."
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Published date: 2005
Size: 5.75 x 8.78 inches
Weight: 0.9 pounds
Pages: 270
Publisher's Notes
A guide for estranged adult children of aging parents defines care giving as a developmental stage that provides an opportunity to work out unresolved issues, counseling readers on such topics as establishing boundaries, forgiveness, sibling dynamics, the effect of gender on the elderly, and the impact of eldercare on an offspring's marriage.
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Doing the Right Thing
Ph.D., Roberta Satow
Tarcher. Hardcover. 1585423920 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. 2005 Tarcher Hard Cover . Very Good. 2005. ( more information) Offered by Seashellbooks.com, Inc. (United States)
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Roberta Satow
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Satow, Roberta
Penguin Books, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. New/Near Fine. New, never read book, with no markings. Non-Fiction. (#H7039) ( more information) Offered by Cybercats Paper (United States)
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Satow, Roberta
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Roberta Satow
J P Tarcher, 2005. Hardcover. Brand New. 8.80 x 5.80 x 1.00. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 14.4 oz. A guide for estranged adult children of aging parents defines care giving as a developmental stage that provides an opportunity to work out unresolved issues, counseling readers on such topics as establishing boundaries, forgiveness, sibling dynamics, the effect of gender on the elderly, and the impact of eldercare on an offspring's marriage. In DOING THE RIGHT THING, Roberta Satow acknowledges that adults who are placed in caregiver roles with a parent experience physical and emotional challenges, and shares research and anecdotes from more than 50 male and female adult caregivers. Satow sees the caregiver as being in a new stage of life in which unresolved feelings can be played out, leading to growth and transcendence. My view is that caring for an elderly family member is a new stage of life..., an opportunity for continuing the process of separation and further consolidating our sense of self. -- -- The difficulties are many, such as the fact that the parent may not have been ideal, and that siblings do not share the burden equally. Dark feelings, anger, frustration, and rage are common, and Satow offers support and practical guidance on these. She also addresses traps such as the tendency to seek approval, or to see oneself as the bad daughter. Readers of Satow will be better armed for the caregiver role, prepared to spot negative patterns of behavior, accept feelings, set limits, and understand the need for separation. Satow shows how to deal with and use the past, while not repeating it, and how to grow toward a healthier future. . ( more information) Offered by Books and More by the Rowe (United States)
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Doing the Right Thing
Ph.D., Roberta Satow
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