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Series
Contemporary perspectives on family research volume Volume 13
Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Series
Research in the sociology of work volume Volume 26
Publisher
Emerald
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide for new moms coping with the demands of the real world after childbirth, offering advice on everything from returning to work and maintaining a work/life balance to breastfeeding and obtaining childcare.
"The Fifth Trimester is your new best friend: a brilliant, tells-it-like-it-is guide to help moms cope with all the demands of the real world after Baby arrives. The first three trimesters (and the fourth--those blurry newborn days)...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
As more parents work from home than ever before, there are unique challenges when it comes to meeting the demands of their job, helping their kids thrive, and finding even five minutes to take care of themselves. Parenting While Working from Home offers tips, strategies, and reflections to help parents balance their careers, connect with their kids, and establish their inner strength over the course of a year.
Series
Family caregiver applications volume 3
Publisher
Sage Publications
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Author
Series
Understanding families volume 19
Publisher
Sage Publications
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Would-be parents must navigate the decision to have children amidst a daunting combination of cultural expectations and hard facts. And new parents find themselves struggling to reconcile their elation with the often exhausting, confusing, and expensive business of child care. If parenting is making Americans unhappy, if it's impossible to "have it all," if people don't have the economic, social, or political structures needed to support child rearing,...
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Young working mothers are not the only ones who are struggling to balance family life and careers. Many middle-aged American women face this dilemma as they provide routine childcare for their grandchildren while pursuing careers and trying to make ends meet. Employment among middle-aged women is at an all-time high. In the same way that women who reduce employment hours when raising their young children experience reductions in salary, savings,...