Mothering Mothers

In developmental science, we must work toward ensuring that at-risk mothers regularly receive personal nurturance as they continue with the decades-long task of raising children. Being a good enough mother is hard work, and exponentially more difficult for parents facing major stressors. Resilience research suggests that—as for children—mothers’ well-being might be best fostered by relationships that are warm, supportive, and dependable. Results of clinical trials suggest, furthermore, that improvements in mothers’ personal well-being can lead to gains in other important aspects of functioning, including parenting behaviors. Drawing from extant programs, we must prioritize exploring how “authentic connections”—dependable, mutually supportive relationships—can be developed and sustained for diverse groups of at-risk mothers in their own neighborhoods, clinics, and workplace settings.

• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Research in Human Development

• Publication date

  2015-10-02

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Education, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1080/15427609.2015.1068045PMID 27087796PMCID PMC4827931
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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