| What difference does it make in people s liveswhen they become parents for the first time? In a systematic comparative study of thetiming of parenthood, the authors inter-viewed eighty-six coupies-mothers andfathers together who had their first child atabout twenty, or thirty, or forty years old.Setting aside the issue of teenage parenthood,which has its own particular complexity, thisbook explores the developmental signifi-cance of the timing of parenthood in adultlives. Drawing on the experience of parents indifferent family stages and from diversebackgrounds, Sooner or Later is about therelevance of timing both in the beginningand at subsequent moments in parents andchildren s lives. The question here is not"whether?" but "when?" and how does the"when" work out across the life cycle? Howdoes the timing of parenthood affect mar-riages as couples make room for their firstchild ? As they enlarge the nest to include asecond child? What are the implications forthe ways in which women and men integratethe pleasures and cares of family life with thepleasures and cares of their work in theworld? What difference does it make to be"older" or "younger" when children leavehome? Parenthood affects us in profound and par-ticular ways. This book is for parents of bothsexes and all ages and for everyone con-cerned with the complexities of adult life. |
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