Parenting Against the Odds

This book examines individual strengths among
adolescent mothers within the framework of
Attachment Theory. The author extends attachment
theory to examine how it informs our understanding
of resiliency to negative childhood events among
adolescent mothers. She provides a theoretical and
research paradigm for understanding the role that
psychological mindedness plays in resiliency.

Begining with a review of the theoretical and
empirical work on infant caregiver attachment
relationships, the author then provides empirical
and theoretical reviews of psychological
development in adolescence, focusing on the
development of psychological mindedness and the
experience of parenthood. In addition, empirical and
theoretical work on the resilient child are
summarized, conceptual and methodological weaknesses
are addressed in relation to the aims of this study,
and pathways to resiliency are proposed. Finally, a
method for examining the relation between
psychological mindedness, experiencing negative
childhood events, and security of infant attachment
is described, tested and discussed.

Autorentext
Johanna Semple Herwitz is a New York State licensed clinical
psychologist. She lives and works in New York City, where she
has a private practice using an integrative approach to treating
adults with anxiety and depression. She is a RIE-trained
specialist in parent-infant relationships, and she holds classes
for parents and their babies.

Klappentext
This book examines individual strengths among adolescent mothers within the framework of Attachment Theory. The author extends attachment theory to examine how it informs our understanding of resiliency to negative childhood events among adolescent mothers. She provides a theoretical and research paradigm for understanding the role that psychological mindedness plays in resiliency. Begining with a review of the theoretical and empirical work on infant caregiver attachment relationships, the author then provides empirical and theoretical reviews of psychological development in adolescence, focusing on the development of psychological mindedness and the experience of parenthood. In addition, empirical and theoretical work on the resilient child are summarized, conceptual and methodological weaknesses are addressed in relation to the aims of this study, and pathways to resiliency are proposed. Finally, a method for examining the relation between psychological mindedness, experiencing negative childhood events, and security of infant attachment is described, tested and discussed.