An edition of Becoming Grandma (2016)

Becoming Grandma

the joys and science of the new grandparenting

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An edition of Becoming Grandma (2016)

Becoming Grandma

the joys and science of the new grandparenting

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After four decades as a reporter, Lesley Stahl says the most vivid and transforming experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or any other of her 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 was a news flash! And so, using her 60 Minutes skills, she explores how grandmothering changes a woman's life, interviewing her friends like Whoopi Goldberg, her colleagues like Diane Sawyer, and the proverbial woman next door. On top of these personal accounts, she interviews scientists and doctors about physiological changes 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. All through the book, Stahl shares her stories about her own life now with two granddaughters, Jordan and Chloe, how her relationship with her daughter Taylor has changed, and how being a grandfather has affected her husband, Aaron. In an era when Baby Boomers are becoming grandparents in droves, when young parents need all the help they can get raising their children -- and with a grandmother in the running to be our next U.S. President -- Stahl's book is a timely and affecting read that redefines a cherished relationship.

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English
Pages
371

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Table of Contents

Over the river and through the woods
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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Series
Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction, Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
Copyright Date
2016

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.874/5
Library of Congress
HQ759.9 .S73 2016b

The Physical Object

Pagination
371 pages (large print)
Number of pages
371

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27212584M
ISBN 10
1410487911
ISBN 13
9781410487919
LCCN
2016008062
OCLC/WorldCat
933719037

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL20032542W

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