Adult Children of Divorce: Confused Love Seekers

Adult Children of Divorce: Confused Love Seekers
By:"Geraldine K. Piorkowski"
Published on 2008-10-30 by ABC-CLIO

Romantic love is often an elusive, fragile, and tenuous state, difficult to maintain across time. The rates of divorce, re-divorce, relationship violence, and abuse today attest to the face we are failing at romantic love. And for teen-aged and adult children of divorce, romantic love can be especially elusive. Because they have no roadmap for a satisfying, stable romatic relationship derived from their own parents, they are confused by what love is and tend to make poor partner choices. Borrowing heavily from popular culture for unrealistic standards regarding love, they become disillusioned when their all-too-ordinary lovers don't measure up. Especially vulnerable to the problems their parents had, they tend to overreact in a similar negative fashion and are all too ready to consider divorce when unhappiness strikes. In attempting to halt intergenerational transmission of divorce, Psychologist Piorkowski points to how we can recognize that American popular culture presents an overly-sexualized, explosive, and superficial version of love that can't last. With this book, adult children of divorce can begin to see how they have been affected by familial experiences, and develop a new, realistic map to find more fulfilling and enduring romantic relastionships. Piorkowski, in an extensive review of literature, also looks at cultural factors and how they impact romantic love and marriage. In contrast to American popular culture's shallow rendition of romantic love, many cultures elsewhere in the world emphasize compatibility, religion, and family allegiance. As a result, says the author, such marriages appear more stable than American unions built upon the shifting sands of emotion.

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Simon & Schuster Thesaurus for Children

Simon & Schuster Thesaurus for Children
By:"Simon & Schuster"
Published on 2008-09-09 by Simon and Schuster

The Simon & Schuster Thesaurus for Children provides students with the tools they need to build their vocabulary, improve their writing skills, and express themselves more accurately and precisely. The thesaurus is packed with information that encourages children to expand their knowledge of the English language. With over 800 main entries and 5,000 synonyms, the Simon & Schuster Thesaurus for Children helps young writers make correct word choices and avoid repetition. It stimulates children's creativity and gives them a new understanding of the complex resources of language. SOME SIMON & SCHUSTER THESAURUS FOR CHILDREN HIGHLIGHTS: • More than 800 entries and 5,000 synonyms • Entries that give parts of speech, definitions, and example sentences • Easy-to-use cross-references • A complete index of all the synonyms, antonyms, phrases, and idioms • Special word banks that contain additional word choices • Unique word alerts that warn of possible problems in grammar or word use • Common phrases and idioms Synonyms that include definitions and one or more example sentences

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Parental Love: As Defined and Expressed by Parents of Young Children

Parental Love: As Defined and Expressed by Parents of Young Children
By:"Lisa Jaynes Johnson"
Published on 2007 by ProQuest

In general, parental love was defined as unconditional, intense and responsive to the needs and desires of the child for both mothers and fathers. Even parents who stated that they did not define maternal and paternal love differently, mentioned that the biological connection between a mother and her child, through the birth and nursing process, resulted in an earlier experience of parental love. However, mothers' and fathers' definitions of parental love reported the same goals for the health, protection and care of the child. Paternal love was more often described as playful, whereas maternal play was more often described as educational. Parental love was identified as distinct from other types of love based on intensity, unconditionality, increased commitment or permanency, responsibility, and attachment. These parents reported their definitions of parental love were primarily influenced by their own experience as a parent, and as a child in their family of origin. Comparison of these findings to other studies is discussed. Implications of the study, limitations and suggestions for future research are provided.

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