Becoming grandma, the joys and science of the new grandparenting, Lesley Stahl
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Becoming grandma, the joys and science of the new grandparenting, Lesley Stahl
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271)
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no index present
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non fiction
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Becoming grandma
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Lesley Stahl
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the joys and science of the new grandparenting
Summary
After four decades as a reporter, Lesley Stahl's most vivid and transformative experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or researching stories at 60 Minutes. It was becoming a grandmother. She was hit with a jolt of joy so intense and unexpected, she wanted to investigate it as though it were a news flash, interviewing friends like Whoopi Goldberg, colleagues like Diane Sawyer (and grandfathers, including Tom Brokaw), as well as the proverbial woman next door. Along with these personal accounts, Stahl speaks with scientists and doctors about physiological changes that occur in women when they have grandchildren; anthropologists about why there are grandmothers, in evolutionary terms; and psychiatrists about the therapeutic effects of grandchildren on both grandmothers and grandfathers. In an era when baby boomers are becoming grandparents in droves and when young parents need all the help they can get raising their children, Stahl's book is a timely and affecting read that redefines a cherished relationship
Table Of Contents
Life and Death -- Granny Nannies -- Natural Enemies -- House in the Bronx -- Working Grannies -- Macho to Mush -- Step-Grandmothers -- Hope Meadows: A Road Trip -- Chloe -- A Call to Arms
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