Ita Buttrose
Auteur de A Passionate Life
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Ita Buttrose. Photo courtesy of Mosman Library.
Œuvres de Ita Buttrose
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Buttrose, Ita Clare
- Date de naissance
- 1942-01-17
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Australia
- Lieu de naissance
- Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
- Lieux de résidence
- New York, New York, USA
Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia
England, UK - Professions
- journalist
businesswoman
television presenter - Organisations
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Prix et distinctions
- Officer of the Order of Australia (1988)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1979)
Centenary Medal (2003)
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 12
- Membres
- 69
- Popularité
- #250,752
- Évaluation
- 3.1
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 23
This book is more a collection of anecdotes than an academic study about why mothers feel so much guilt about aspects of motherhood, though there are mentions of academic studies. But it is interesting to read what other mothers feel about raising children, and to find out that no matter what our life situation, mothers inevitably feel guilty about something! There is no real 'plan' for overcoming this guilt, but this book does help explain that much of this guilt is irrational, and that modern mothers need to be fulfilled if they are to be their best as mothers.
Admittedly, the viewpoint for much of this book is that putting children in childcare is not a good idea, but i think it also acknowledges that in this modern society that is sometimes the best option, rather than having a depressed mother. The ultimate message is that mothers need to remember that they are people, not just childrearers, and that if you do your best, you are doing well. It also points out that though we live in a political climate that espouses family values, there is not much support for those raising families.… (plus d'informations)