Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-daughter RelationshipThe anger and agony of the mother-daughter relationship can be replaced with a new bond based on understanding and respect according to Dr. Caplan. She shows women how to move to a new, positive mother-daughter relationship based on respect. |
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... give birth and to breast- feed . Men's eagerness to participate in the childbirth process , to write books about their participation , and to videotape it attest to that fact as well . The magic and power associated with these functions ...
... give birth and to breast- feed . Men's eagerness to participate in the childbirth process , to write books about their participation , and to videotape it attest to that fact as well . The magic and power associated with these functions ...
Page 85
... giving birth . Contrary to every myth perpetrated on us throughout history , not all women make good mothers , just as all men don't make good plumbers . That we can give birth does not guar- antee that we can also mother successfully ...
... giving birth . Contrary to every myth perpetrated on us throughout history , not all women make good mothers , just as all men don't make good plumbers . That we can give birth does not guar- antee that we can also mother successfully ...
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... give birth before they begin to understand their mothers ' frustration in the face of the myth that only the experts know what to do . Realizing how powerful the myth is , how confusing the experts ' advice can be , and how hard most of ...
... give birth before they begin to understand their mothers ' frustration in the face of the myth that only the experts know what to do . Realizing how powerful the myth is , how confusing the experts ' advice can be , and how hard most of ...
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