Parent Adult Children Relationships

In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents' emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you'll learn how to create positive new relationships so you can build a better life.

In this compassionate guide you'll find tips and tools to help you set boundaries with others, honor and validate your emotions, and thrive in the face of life's challenges. You'll discover how to protect yourself from hurtful behavior, stop making excuses for others' limitations, forge healthier relationships, and feel more confident in your life. Most importantly, you'll learn how to stop putting others' needs before your own and manage daily stressors.

If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. This breakthrough audio course was created to help you revive your self-confidence and sense of self, value your own needs, and move forward in your life. Your instructor, Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, has dedicated her professional life to helping adult children of emotionally immature parents (ACEIPs). She speaks to you from the heart with a warm, empathetic tone as she takes you on a journey of self-discovery and transformation.

Adult Children of High-Conflict Parents offers practical skills to help you identify, cope with, and heal from dysfunctional family dynamics. Using a blend of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), internal family systems therapy (IFS), EMDR, and mindfulness, the integrative approach in this guide will help you break unhealthy relationship patterns, set boundaries with others, cultivate self-compassion and self-awareness, and thrive as an adult.

How do today's parents cope when the dreams we had for our children clash with reality? What can we do for our 20- and even 30-somethings who can't seem to grow up? Who can we turn to when the kids aren't all right and we, their parents, are frightened, frustrated, resentful, embarrassed, and especially, disappointed? In this groundbreaking book, a social psychologist who's been chronicling the lives of American families for over two decades confronts our deepest concerns when our grown kids have failed to thrive.

Did you grow up with a parent who has borderline personality disorder (BPD), or you suspect they did? Was your parent's behavior unpredictable or scary? Did it seem like they were angry one minute and happy the next? Were your basic needs ignored? If so, it wasn't your fault. This compassionate guide offers a trauma-informed approach to help you recover from your toxic childhood and discover the person you were truly meant to be. You'll learn how to identify emotional and developmental wounds, and discover why interactions with your parents were so harmful to your sense of self.

Your mother posts on Facebook about being a "blessed mom" while you're having panic attacks at the thought of calling her. Sound familiar? "After everything I've done for you..." "You're too sensitive..." "No one will ever love you like I do..." "I was just trying to help..." These phrases echo in your head long after the conversation ends. You apologize for existing. You feel guilty when good things happen to you. You're exhausted from managing everyone's emotions except your own. And the worst part? Everyone thinks she's wonderful. Have you ever found yourself asking: • Why do I feel ...

Happy parents in the sense of the parent-child relationship with the grown-up daughter or grown-up son are characterized by regular contact and an emotional connection. In reality, however, in every parent-child relationship there are dark spots and unresolved, perhaps even unrecognized, conflicts that strain the parent-child relationship. This can lead to alienation, distancing, or a complete loss of contact. The causes of alienation are varied, as are the effects. The parents of adult, estranged children who distance themselves are often disappointed, hurt, suffering, and no longer ...

We raise our children to be independent and lead fulfilling lives, but when they finally do, staying close becomes more complicated than ever. And for every bewildered mother who wonders why her children don't call, there is a frustrated son or daughter who just wants to be treated like a grownup. Now, renowned editor Jane Isay delivers the perfect gift to both parents and their adult children-real-life wisdom and advice on how to stay together without falling apart.

There are many books out there to teach you how to handle your children after they graduate from diapers, but none tells you how to proceed once they graduate from high school. As new patterns emerge in the lives of young adults, parents find that their grown children have bigger problems than they did just a few years ago. How to Raise Your Adult Children is a manual for anxious moms and dads.

Behind nearly every adult who is accused of a crime, becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol, or who is severely mentally ill and acting out in public, there is usually at least one extremely stressed-out parent. This parent may initially react with the bad news of their adult child behaving badly with, "Oh no!" followed by, "How can I help to fix this?" A very common third reaction is the thought, "Where did I go wrong - was it something I said or did, or that I failed to do when my child was growing up that caused these issues? Is this really somehow all my fault?"

Estrangement is one of the hardest experiences a parent can face. One day you’re celebrating birthdays and sharing conversations with your child—and the next you’re met with silence, confusion, and grief. Friends may not understand. Society offers little support. You may wonder if you’ll ever feel whole again.

A tough-love guide to coping with dysfunctional adult children, Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children will empower families by offering hope and healing through S.A.N.I.T.Y. - a six-step program to help parents regain control in their homes and in their lives.

Parents whose adult children have cut off contact wonder: How did this happen? Where did I go wrong? What happened to my loving child? Over time, holidays, birthdays, and even the birth of grandchildren may pass in silence. Anguish may turn into anger. While time, in and of itself, does not necessarily heal, actions do, and while every estrangement includes situation-specific variables, there are practical, effective, and universal techniques for understanding and healing these not-uncommon breaches.

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"—all make relating to grown children more difficult than ever. Yet at the same time, being a parent of an adult child can bring great rewards.

The death of an adult child is a profound and devastating experience, shattering the hearts of parents and leaving them in a labyrinth of grief. In this compassionate and deeply moving guide, you will find solace, understanding, and practical advice to navigate the journey of grief and healing. "How to Survive the Death of an Adult Child" offers a lifeline to those grappling with this unimaginable loss. Through heartfelt stories, expert insights, and healing strategies, this book provides a comprehensive roadmap to cope with profound sorrow and find a way to embrace life once again.

No Contact: Why Grown Children End Parent Relationships—and How to Cope, Heal, and Move Forward Are you a parent grieving the silence of an estranged adult child? You are not alone—and this compassionate guide can help you find clarity, healing, and hope. When your adult child cuts off contact, the pain is devastating. You’re left with unanswered questions, a heart full of love, and a life that feels suddenly unfamiliar. No Contact is a supportive, nonjudgmental resource for parents navigating the heartbreak of estrangement—and searching for a path forward. In this groundbreaking ...

If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met or dismissed—and you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, and abandonment. As an adult, you have fought hard to establish your own sense of self, and heal the wounds caused by your upbringing. But what about other emotionally immature people (EIP) in your life? As an adult child of an emotionally immature parent (ACEIP), you may be particularly vulnerable to EIPs.

Is your father ruining your life? Discover if He is a Narcissist and Learn How to Neutralize His Manipulations! Are you tired of people minimizing or denying your experience? Are you tired of being told, "Forgive him, he's still your father!"? Caroline Foster is on your side. She has distilled all the information and advice you need to take the hardest step toward emotional independence and self-realization: the first one.

When Loving Them Hurts: A Parent’s Guide to Surviving an Addicted Adult Child You never thought you’d be here—living in the nightmare of addiction, watching your child spiral, feeling powerless to stop it. You’ve tried everything. You’ve begged, pleaded, paid for rehabs, covered for them, bailed them out, given second chances—and still, nothing changes. So what now? This book is for parents who are exhausted, heartbroken, and out of options. It’s for those drowning in guilt, fear, and the unbearable weight of waiting for the call. It’s for those who need real answers, hard ...