WONDROUS CHILD: THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF GRANDPARENTING

Book ID/图书代码： 09802012B55412

English Summary/英文概要： A Santa Cruz postpartum doula, a New Hampshire flute-maker, a Zen teacher, a dance therapist, a Sri Lankan film director—these are a few of the grandparents who share their stories in this bracing collection. The essays cover a wide range of experiences as they examine the marrow of this often undervalued relationship from both the grandparent and the grandchild point of view. A common thread running throughout is the special importance of these relationships, which are often as complex and rewarding as the parent-child connection.

Wondrous Child is divided into four parts. In Part One, “Settling In,” new grandparents survey the territory and describe their expectations. Part Two, “Balancing Reality and Hope,” takes a deeper look at some of the heartbreak that can occur, as well as complexities: step-grandparenting, spanning geographical distance, the surprise of children living with grandparents. Part Three, “Grandparents Raising Grandchildren,” explores men and women parenting their grandchildren in the absence of parents. Part Four, “Grandchildren Remember” is written by grown grandchildren who catch the tone and feeling of this special person in their life. These vivid essays will appeal to both grandparents, as a celebration of their place in the family, and new parents curious about how grandparents can contribute to their children.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 「隔代教養」知多少!?

「隔代教養家庭」已經成為眾多家庭類型的一種，學者們對於隔代教養有眾多分歧的看法。有人指出隔代教養的孩子容易有學習遲緩，或是性格偏激的問題。
不過也有許多人持相反意見，認為孩童成長過程中，若有祖父母傳承的智慧是無價之寶，另外祖孫間互動所帶來的正向力量是遠超過我們所預期！
作者Lindy Hough採訪許多隔代教養的家庭，將本書分為四個部份以隔代教養為主軸，匯集從祖父母、被帶大的孩子們各方廣泛的意見，並放入許多真實案例，使讀者容易理解並產生共鳴。

Part 1: Settling In
- 擔負起教養責任的祖父母有多少？
Part 2: Balancing Reality and Hope
- 理想與現實間如何取得平衡，預防可能發生的問題
Part 3: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
- 缺席的父母，錯過了什麼？
Part 4: Grandchildren Remember
- 我們都記得那段與祖父母共度的歲月
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About the Author/作者介绍： Lindy Hough，1944年出生於科羅拉多州丹佛市。畢業於史密斯學院(Smith College)，於高達爾德學院(Goddard College)取得碩士學位(MFA)，畢業之後從事記者、舞蹈評論家、大學講師多年。1994年時在加州柏克萊大學取得教育學博士。出版各類型作品，目前即將完小說創作。與丈夫、孩子定居於加州。

Lindy Hough was born in 1944 in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from Smith College and earned an MFA from Goddard College. A journalist and dance critic, she has taught writing and literature in colleges and universities in Michigan, Maine, Vermont, and California. She cofounded the Berkeley-based mind/body/spirit publishing company North Atlantic Books with Richard Grossinger in 1974, and was publisher and editorial director for many years. She coedited Nuclear Strategy and the Code of the Warrior: Faces of Mars and Shiva in the Crisis of Human Survival and is the author of five books of poetry, including the recent Wild Horses, Wild Dreams: New and Selected Poems 1971–2010. For more information, visit her website at www.lindyhough.com.

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