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It's a fact that children with disabilities are more likely than other children to be living in single-parent homes. If you're raising a child with disabilities on your own--solo parenting--whether by choice or circumstance, you'll find a wealth of support, affirmation, and practical ideas in this guide to living well.
This is the first book for solo parents whose kids have a wide variety of disabilities (physical, neurodevelopmental, and psychiatric), and who are widowed, separated, divorced, single by choice, adoptive or foster parents, or military spouses with deployed partners.
In Going Solo, Laura Marshak skillfully weaves together extensive interviews and survey results of solo mothers and fathers (and grandparents, too) with reliable coping strategies gleaned from 25 years as a practicing psychologist and specialist in disability adjustment. The book's insightful personal narratives and the author's deconstruction of these to offer universal lessons--from the basic (e.g., practice mindfulness to de-stress) to the profound (e.g., cultivate gratitude as the antidote to resentment)--will help readers assess and transform their own lives for the better. Agencies, extended family, and friends will want a copy of this book, too, to support the solos they care about.
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Laura Marshak is a psychologist and professor whose career focuses on the quality of life and needs of parents raising children with disabilities.
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Going Solo has two things I love to see in a parenting book: a respectful appreciation for the wisdom that moms and dads can share with one another, and the kind of practical advice you can follow through on immediately. It's like a support group and a how-to all in one, and if you're raising a child with special needs alone, you'll appreciate that multitasking. --Terri Mauro, About.com Parenting Special Needs
The parents in this book come from all walks of life. Many draw strength from religious faith, a recurring theme in several interviews. They seek support from families, friends, support groups, and other parents of children with disabilities. What they do have in common is their commitment to their children, their love and their resolve. Going Solo puts that love front and center and provides practical advice and resources for other parents in the same position. --United Cerebral Palsy Voices blog
Written by well-known psychologist and disability adjustment therapist Laura Marshak, the book provides insights from parents in the trenches of solo parenting as well as practical strategies for getting through difficult situations. ---Autism File, August/September 2015
The parents in this book come from all walks of life. Many draw strength from religious faith, a recurring theme in several interviews. They seek support from families, friends, support groups, and other parents of children with disabilities. What they do have in common is their commitment to their children, their love and their resolve. Going Solo puts that love front and center and provides practical advice and resources for other parents in the same position. --United Cerebral Palsy Voices blog
Written by well-known psychologist and disability adjustment therapist Laura Marshak, the book provides insights from parents in the trenches of solo parenting as well as practical strategies for getting through difficult situations. ---Autism File, August/September 2015
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- PublisherWoodbine House
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 160613180X
- ISBN 13 9781606131800
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages373
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. It's a fact that children with disabilities are more likely than other children to be living in single-parent homes. If you're raising a child with disabilities on your own--solo parenting--whether by choice or circumstance, you'll find a wealth of support, affirmation, and practical ideas in this guide to living well.This is the first book for solo parents whose kids have a wide variety of disabilities (physical, neurodevelopmental, and psychiatric), and who are widowed, separated, divorced, single by choice, adoptive or foster parents, or military spouses with deployed partners.In Going Solo, Laura Marshak skillfully weaves together extensive interviews and survey results of solo mothers and fathers (and grandparents, too) with reliable coping strategies gleaned from 25 years as a practicing psychologist and specialist in disability adjustment. The book's insightful personal narratives and the author's deconstruction of these to offer universal lessons--from the basic (e.g., practice mindfulness to de-stress) to the profound (e.g., cultivate gratitude as the antidote to resentment)--will help readers assess and transform their own lives for the better. Agencies, extended family, and friends will want a copy of this book, too, to support the solos they care about. Seller Inventory # DADAX160613180X
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