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| Married with Special-Needs Children - A Couples' Guide to Keeping Connected | 
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A practical, supportive guide that looks at the ways in which having a child with a developmental disability, serious medical condition, or mental illness can make it more difficult for a marriage to thrive, and how a child's intensive needs can change the structure of a marriage. The authors, experienced counselors and parent trainers, examine many of the underlying stresses and common pitfalls experienced in these marriages and present a wide range of strategies for handling or preventing problems. Throughout are quotes from husbands and wives, offering special insight into what was especially difficult for them, what solutions they've discovered, and what they wished they'd done differently. • For parents looking for ways to strengthen their marriage, prevent future strife, or resolve or move on from significant relationship difficulties, this guide offers guidance and expertise for taking the next step. It is also invaluable to therapists and mental health professionals, giving them a realistic view of what many of the parents are dealing with on a day-to-day basis. • Contents: Introduction, The Structure and Foundation of a Good Marriage, No Longer Cruising Down the River: The Early Stage of Adjusting to Disability, Practical Solutions to Problem-Solving, Romance and Sexual Intimacy, Negotiating and Implementing Livable Roles, Stress Management and Coping Strategies, Heartfelt Conflicts: Opposing Views on Protection, Expectations, and Helping Your Child, Supports Outside of Your Family, Serious Marital Troubles, A Marriage Transformed, Divorce Considerations, Remarriage: The Need to Do It Differently, Learning from Long-Term Marriages, A Closing Thought, Appendix I: More Advice from Parents, Appendix II: Experiences Transformed into Poetry, Appendix III: Participant Responses to Selected Survey Items, Resources, References and Suggested Reading. • Written by Laura Marshak, Ph.D., and Fran Pollock Prezant, M.Ed., CCC-SLP. Paperback, 296 Pages, 2007. |
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