Parenting an Adult Child addresses such thorny issues as when to rescue and when to not; when to push and when to restrain yourself; how to keep your faith when your child seems to be abandoning it; how to forgive yourself for the mistakes you made in parenting along the way; and how to move into an adult/adult relationship with this amazing person you have raised. This book is based on responses to the author's national surveys of over 4,000 parents and young adults and offers practical and realistic strategies for parents who want to be true to their own values and beliefs.
The book includes brief sidebars from parents of adult children and adult children themselves with their own stories. An online study guide will also be available.
In Doing Life with Your Adult Children, bestselling author and parenting expert Jim Burns provides practical advice and hopeful encouragement for navigating this tough yet rewarding transition.
Here are ways to nurture our adult children while encouraging their independence and maturity. Learn to have balance. Here is how to respond to them in times of struggle.
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Following her own journey, Allison Bottke developed a tough-love approach to parenting adult children that helps both you and your child by focusing on setting you free from the repeated pain of your adult child’s broken promises, lies, ...
A step-by-step guide for parents who are confronting sensitive issues with children who are twenty-one and older Written by the author of the successful "How to Talk. . . " series, this much-needed book offers a hands-on guide for parents ...
How to recognize and cope with Parent Frustration Syndrome (PFS): negative thoughts and feelings about your children"
In Parenting an Adult with Disabilities or Special Needs, she gives parents invaluable advice on:teaching their adult child to be a self-advocate • helping their child cope with relationships • helping their child find a good vocational ...
You may have always expected your job as a parent to be done once your children reached adulthood . . . but you're quickly finding out that you never stop being a parent!
Another major issue is our support or stigmatization of those with adult children who are a major risk to their families as well to society itself. This book is part of that conversation.