Refeathering the Empty Nest - Life After the Children Leave

Refeathering the Empty Nest shows how to manage that period of time when children are preparing to leave the family home, either temporarily or permanently, and how to move forward in a healthy, even rewarding way. Using real stories, the author shows how this time can be difficult but also rewarding, challenging, and exciting.

List of contents

Introduction - Purpose of the Book and Sources of Insights

Section I: About the Shift
1: Parenting in the Evolving Nest
2: Stages of the Shift

Section II: Realities of the Shift
3: The Role of Personal Experience
4: Looking Inside the Nest
5: Reminiscing about Your Parenting

Section III: The Journey
6: Challenges, Uncertainties, Fear
7: Possibilities
8: Return to the Nest

Conclusion
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

By Wendy Aronsson

Summary

Refeathering the Empty Nest shows how to manage that period of time when children are preparing to leave the family home, either temporarily or permanently, and how to move forward in a healthy, even rewarding way. Using real stories, the author shows how this time can be difficult but also rewarding, challenging, and exciting.

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Aronsson
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.06.2014
• EAN: 9781442224025
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2402-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; SELF-HELP / Aging, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, Family & relationships, Advice on parenting, Parenting: advice and issues, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Coping with old age, Coping with / advice about ageing