Amesbury Public Library

Two-career families

eng

index present

non fiction

Two-career families

1266195703

HBR working parents series

"Manage the competing demands of careers, child-rearing, and chores-together. When you and your partner are prioritizing your careers and your family, every day can feel like a series of small and large negotiations. How you navigate balancing both of your careers with your family life not only affects the type of people you're raising, your success at work, and how smoothly your household runs, but also how you feel about each other. Can you each chase your dreams, raise good citizens, make time for hobbies and health, and nourish your relationship well enough that you still like each other when your nest is empty and you're in the final acts of your careers? If it seems like a lot, that's because it is a lot. But it's possible to support your family, your children, your careers, and your relationship without collapsing into a heap every Friday night. In Two-Career Families, experts provide answers to the challenges you face as a working parent and a partner, from negotiating responsibilities at home to making career decisions to supporting each other's growth. You'll learn to: define success as individuals, as a family, and as a couple, stay on top of daily demands while tracking long-term goals, communicate your needs more effectively, make fair trade-offs, deal with crises and setbacks, build and maintain a team mindset, balance it all-or at least most of it"--, Provided by publisher

Section 1. Go team! define your values and create a shared vision: How dual-career couples make it work -- curiosity, communication, and initiation / by Jennifer Petriglieri -- Understanding and communicating your core values as a working parent -- define career success for yourselves-and your partnership / by Stewart D. Friedman and Alyssa F. Westring -- Dual-career couples and identity -- men's work lives are shaped by their family circumstances, too / by Erin Reid -- Section 2. Tick tock -- make schedules, goals, and tradeoffs: Finding balance as a dual-career couple -- optimize your time and energy-together / by Amy Jen Su -- Setting goals as a family -- a different type of family planning / by Jackie Coleman and John Coleman -- Navigating tradeoffs in a dual-career family -- cast aside societal expectations and negotiate what works for you / by Monique Valcour -- Can you actually afford to change your career? -- determine the financial implication of a move / by Russell Clayton -- Section 3.Away we go! Live elsewhere for your job: How to decide whether to relocate for a job -- assess the impact on your family / by Rebecca Knight -- Making your expat assignment easier on your family -- set yourselves up for success / by Katia Vlachos -- Living apart for work -- how commuter couples stay in touch, manage conflict, and reunite after time apart / an interview with Danielle Lindemann by Ania Wieckowski -- Section 4. There is an "i" in team -- take care of yourself: Make time for "me time" -- a five-step plan to help you let go / by Elizabeth Grace Saunders -- How to communicate your self-care needs to your partner -- practical suggestions for a productive conversation / by Jackie Coleman -- How working parents can prioritize sleep -- it's not easy, but it affects how we relate to our partners and our children / by Amie M. Gordon and Christopher M. Barnes -- Section 5. In sickness and in health -- take care of each other: How to not fight with your spouse when you get home from work -- sometimes the most challenging part of your day is the first 15 minutes after you get home / by Ed Batista -- How to help your partner cope with work stress -- lighten the load of bad bosses, looming layoffs, and crazy-making clients / by Rebecca Knight -- How to support your partner during a career setback -- scripts and tips to get you through it-together / by Deborah Grayson Riegel -- Epilogue: The greatest adventure