Families
I Only Say This Because I Love You: Talking In Families
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Why does talk in families so often go in circles, leaving us tied up in knots? Linguist Deborah Tannen reveals why talking to family members is so often painful and problematic — even when we’re all adults. Searching for signs of acceptance and belonging, we find signs of disapproval and rejection. Why do the seeds of family love so often yield a harvest of criticism and judgment? In I Only Say This Because I Love You, Tannen shows how important it is, in fami… More >>
Meta-Emotion: How Families Communicate Emotionally
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This book describes research on the emotional communication between parents and children and its effect on the children’s emotional development. Inspired by the work, and dedicated to the memory of Dr. Haim Ginott, it presents the results of initial exploratory work with meta-emotion–feelings about feelings. The initial study of meta-emotion generated some theory and made it possible to propose a research agenda. Clearly replication is necessary, and experiments ar… More >>
The Mother’s Voice: Strengthening Intimacy in Families
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Following her diagnosis with breast cancer, clinical psychologist and noted family therapist Kathy Weingarten became acutely aware of deeply ingrained cultural messages about mothering that were limiting her ability to share emotional intimacy with her children under crisis conditions. She began to question popular beliefs about what makes a “good mother,” and to rethink the meanings of maternal self-disclosure and hierarchy within the family. Reworking the story of… More >>