Parents & Adult Children

In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable....

In Done with the Crying: Help and Healing for Mothers of Estranged Adult Children, Sheri McGregor, MA, helps parents break free from emotional pain - and move forward in their own lives....

Are you struggling to connect with your child now that they've left the nest? 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.

Estrangement from one or both parents-even by choice—can take a huge emotional and psychological toll. This workbook offers evidence-based skills to help you heal the emotional wounds of your past, so you can finally move forward.

A powerful, moving true story from Sunday Times best seller Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer. Perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Casey Watson....

Drawing on the success of her popular self-help book, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, author Lindsay Gibson offers yet another essential resource for adult children of emotionally immature parents....

Overlooked in the issues that affect couples divorcing later in in life are the adult children of divorcing parents. Their voices open this book, and they are the voices of men and women, 18 to 50 years old....

Discover specific coping strategies for dealing with issues common to children of borderline parents and make the major decision whether to confront your parent about his or her condition....

Were you raised by a narcissist? This guide will show you how to quiet your critical inner voice and start living life on your own terms.

The best news on the planet is that your mother doesn't have to change in order for you to be happy. In fact, author Karen C.L. Anderson will take it a step further and say your mother doesn't have to change in order for you to be free, peaceful, contented, and joyful....

For any parent of estranged adult children, reconciling may be a solo sport. Even when reconciliations do occur, their success requires wisdom and strength. That's why it's so important to empower yourself, make positive changes, and reclaim your life....

For author Nancy Lee Klune, the nightmare began with a phone call from a stranger. The man, who identified himself as a family therapist, informed her that her son and daughter-in-law had decided that she was to have no further contact with them or their four children....

Bursting with actionable steps you can use IMMEDIATELY to transform the way you communicate, this compelling, highly effective book serves as your comprehensive guide to better communication....

There is a special bond between mothers and their sons, and it never goes away....

When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words. But it was not your fault, and there are tools you can use to heal the trauma caused by your childhood.

Julie is adopted. She’s also a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack both a health history and their birth parents’ names - which becomes an issue for Julie when, at 48 years old, she finds herself facing several serious health issues....

Josiah was 19 with the world at his feet when things changed. Without warning, the new university student's mental health deteriorated to the point that he planned his own death....

As your self-absorbed parent grows older and becomes more dependent on you, hurtful relationships may resurface and become further strained. Author Nina Brown offers the first book for adult children of aging narcissistic or self-absorbed parents....

At the height of Mao's infamous Cultural Revolution, two boys are among hundreds of thousands exiled...

The mother-daughter relationship sets the stage for our state of health and well-being for our entire lives....

More than 10 years after Parenting Your Adult Child was published, much has changed—including young adults themselves, as well as their parents. Economic upheavals, challenges to traditional values and beliefs, the phenomenon of over-involved "helicopter parenting"....

Being an empty nester doesn’t have to be lonely. Here’s how to rediscover yourself and live a happy and meaningful life....

Being a parent is usually all about giving of yourself to foster your child's growth and development. But what happens when this isn't the case.....

Are you feeling overwhelming resentment toward your narcissistic mother? Do you feel frustrated because you can’t seem to find a way to heal and establish loving relationships with others? Listen to find out more....

When Nancy Friday began her research for My Mother/My Self in the early 1970s no work existed that explored the unique interaction between mother and daughter. Friday investigates a generational legacy and reveals the conflicting feelings that daughters hold for their mothers...