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Record Nr.

UNINA9910660399103321

Titolo

Nurturing families around the world : building a culture of peace / / edited by Catherine Bernard, John J. Shea

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, India : , : Sage, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

81-321-1960-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 p.)

Disciplina

306.85

Soggetti

Families

Nurturing behavior

Parenting

Children

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 - Nurture-Key to the Security of the 21st Century Family; 2 - Polishing the Jewels of Humanity: Sharing Responsibility for Children; 3 - Children's Emotional Well-beingin the Era of Globalization; 4 - Intimacy: Stabilizing and Strengthening Family Life; 5 - The Power of the Individual in Building a Culture of Peace; 6 - Future of the Family and the Family of the Future: The Unity-based Family and the Advent of a Civilization of Peace; About the Editors and Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Nurturing Families around the World: Building a Culture of Peace aims to offer insight and tools to initiate the healing approach so that the family finds a creative rebirth. Families these days are overwhelmed by the speed, nature, diversity and complexity involved in the process of globalization, in which a great majority of the world are becoming emotionally restricted. Families at many a times are unable to provide for the physical and emotional needs of their members, especially children, and this too at times when the need is greatest to help them cope with the demands of change.   With