The New Don't Blame Mother

by Paula J. Caplan

This revised edition by a research psychologist shows how to stop blaming mother and, instead, start loving her. By identifying dangerous myths about mothers, Caplan shows how anger and agony can be replaced with a new bond based on understanding and respect.

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1989

About the author

Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D., is a clinical and research psychologist, author of books and plays, playwright, actor, and director. She was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri, received her A.B. with honors from Radcliffe College of Harvard University, and received her M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University. She is currently an Affiliate at Harvard University's DuBois Institute, working on their Voices of Diversity project, and a past Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. She has given more than 400 invited addresses and invited workshops and has done more than 1,000 media interviews as part of her work in public education and activism.
She is former Full Professor of Applied Psychology and Head of the Centre for Women's Studies in Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and former Lecturer in Women's Studies and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Her twelfth and latest book is When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home: How All of Us Can Help Veterans.

Reviews

[Cruz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice book to heal relationship with your mother. It contains a lot of stories about other people and then a comment from a professional PhD Psychology.

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eye opening

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I appreciate the new perspective and hope to take it with me. It is well written and sensitively addresses this topic.

[Cws]

306.8