Wise Words: How Susan Isaacs Changed Parenting
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Wise Words: How Susan Isaacs Changed Parenting
Wise Words: How Susan Isaacs Changed Parenting

Wise Words: How Susan Isaacs Changed Parenting

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Caroline Vollans (Author)  

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"Harassed" writes: "Your answers to correspondents are exceedingly clear, and when I read them I say, 'That is just the answer I should think of', though I believe I should have great difficulty when it came actually to putting it into words! However, I cannot answer my own problems, so will you please help me?" (20 August 1930) This much-needed collection brings together the columns of parenting adviser Ursula Wise, "agony aunt" for The Nursery World between 1929 and 1936, and pseudonym for the eminent educationalist and pioneering psychoanalyst Susan Isaacs. Wise's replies, informed by theories in education, psychology and psychoanalysis, provide an insight into the development of modern, child-centred attitudes to parenting, with remarkably fresh and relevant advice. The letters are passionate, urgent, occasionally provocative, sometimes funny and always thoughtful. Topics from behaviour and temperament, anxieties and phobias, to play and education are explored and each theme is introduced and contextualised in contemporary parenting approaches. Bringing pivotal theories from the fields of education, child psychology and psychoanalysis into dialogue, this is an essential read for early years practitioners, teachers, course leaders and those studying in the field of early years education and child psychoanalysis. The continued relevance of Isaacs' advice for modern parenting also makes this an enjoyable and informative read for parents. It is also an excellent resource for those interested in social history and the little known contributions made by women pioneers. 15 Halftones, black and white; 15 Illustrations, black and white
Caroline Vollans gained fifteen years of experience as a primary school teacher before training in psychoanalysis and becoming a member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research, UK. She now works as a school counsellor, freelance researcher and writer.
  • Contributor: Caroline Vollans
  • Imprint: Routledge
  • ISBN13: 9781138096790
  • Number of Pages: 234
  • Packaged Dimensions: 129x198mm
  • Packaged Weight: 226
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Release Date: 2017-10-26
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Caroline Vollans gained fifteen years of experience as a primary school teacher before training in psychoanalysis and becoming a member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research, UK. She now works as a school counsellor, freelance researcher and writer.

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