{"product_id":"couples-as-parents-hardback","title":"Couples as Parents - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCouples as Parents: Explorations in Couple Therapy \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the complex task of parenting from the perspective of the couple relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book for clinicians and parents alike, it describes problems that can occur during the transition to parenthood and the initial decision to have a child to raising young children and adolescents. The book offers a comprehensive exploration of the nature and patterns of intimate partner relationships and how they can be affected by such things as the loss of a baby, raising a child with autism, or adoption. Chapters delve into issues unique to same-sex parents and those facing an empty nest. With moving clinical examples, it illustrates how a couple's sex life can be altered on becoming parents and describes how parents can best help their children as they separate. \u003ci\u003eCouples as Parents\u003c\/i\u003e explains how couple therapy has a unique stance with which to help parents and describes clinical vignettes that demonstrate how parents have been helped in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book considers the historical context of couple relationships, utilises research and psychoanalytic ways of thinking to further understanding for psychotherapists and interested parents, as well as offering a variety of therapeutic approaches to the specific needs of parents, whether as a couple, separated or single.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547548999918,"sku":"9781032482170","price":218.4,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/couples-as-parents-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}