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Grandparenting the children of addicted parents : experiences and wisdom for kinship carers
- Title
- Grandparenting the children of addicted parents : experiences and wisdom for kinship carers / edited by Janet Bujra with the Grandparents Group ; foreword by Nigel Priestley ; afterword by Caroline Archer.
- Publication
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019.
- ©2019
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 19-9706 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Bujra, Janet M.
- Description
- 253 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- This is an accessible book on grandparenting children in cases where grandparents have become legally responsible for parenting a child in their family, often due to parental drug misuse or mental health issues. This book has grandparent kinship carers talking candidly about the challenges involved and what support services are available. --Publisher
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index.
- Contents
- Foreward by Nigel Priestly -- Introduction: Grandparenting: In adversity and hope -- 1. Jane: 'Trying to bring 'em up right' -- 2. Dorothy: 'I'm mum, dad and grandma' -- 3. Kathleen: She said, 'I don't have a problem' -- 4. Amelia: 'We've got to break that cycle' -- 5 Emma and Martin: 'There's always this fear' -- 6. Mischa: 'No regrets' -- 7. Shelly: 'They make you feel like it's your fault' -- 8. Mary Womersley: 'The grandchildren are our future' -- Afterword by Caroline Archer: Grandparenting in challenging circumstances: Understanding the impact of early childhood trauma on development and well-being -- Postscript -- Recommended reading -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-9706
- ISBN
- 9781785925399
- 1785925393
- OCLC
- 1057375991
- Title
- Grandparenting the children of addicted parents : experiences and wisdom for kinship carers / edited by Janet Bujra with the Grandparents Group ; foreword by Nigel Priestley ; afterword by Caroline Archer.
- Publisher
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index.
- Added Author
- Bujra, Janet M., editor.
- Other Form:
- Ebook version : 9781784509477
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-9706