Terri Apter – Grandparenting: On Love and Relationships Across Generations
21st October @ 10:30 – 11:30
One in three people over the age of 50 has grandchildren. These grandparents are the first generation to be both psychologically aware and very hands on, playing an integral role in their grandchildren’s lives. When a child becomes a parent themselves, existing family structures are radically altered. Old tensions between parents and their adult children may come into sharp relief while new relationships with in-laws must be navigated carefully.
Grandparenting is the book for grandparenting in the modern age. In this warm, wise guide to being a modern grandparent, leading psychologist Terri Apter builds on cutting edge research as well as her own experience of being a grandparent. Drawing on case studies from across the world, the personal stories of so many different individuals give a real insight into the many problems that can arise in families. With an increase in divorce and in different family configurations, Apter’s book addresses many of the issues that can arise in more complicated family situations, exploring the psychological forces that bring generations together and set barriers between them. This innovative book is for grandparents and their adult children to help them become the best grandparents and parents that they can be.
Terri Apter is a psychologist, writer and Fellow Emerita of Newnham College. She is the author of many critically acclaimed books on family dynamics, including Altered Loves: Mothers and Daughters During Adolescence (a NYT Book of the Year), and The Confident Child (winner of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Educator’s Prize). Her reviews and articles have appeared in the Guardian, TLS, Financial Times, New York Times Book Review, and Psychologist and she is a regular blogger for Psychology Today.
Terri Apter will be in conversation with Dr Helen Thomas.
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