Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents
Powerful Strategies to Help Adult Children Maintain Boundaries and Stay Sane
Published on 1. October 2018
164 pages
978-1-68403-094-1 (ISBN)
Description
Adult children whose parents are invalidating, critical, demanding, or hateful require skills to advocate for their own needs. In this much-needed guide, readers will learn how to employ unique assertiveness strategies based on the characteristics of their own family dynamics; uncover the hidden motives behind their parents' behavior; put a stop to repetitive, hurtful interactions without cutting off their problem parents; and foster healthier relationships.
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David M. Allen | Susan Heitler
Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents
Powerful Strategies to Help Adult Children Maintain Boundaries and Stay Sane
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12/2018
New Harbinger Publications
€18.50
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Your Needs for Warmth and Acceptance
- Part One
- What Is Going On?
- Chapter 1
- Ways to Understand Your Parents' Behavior
- Chapter 2
- How Have You Been Responding?
- Chapter 3
- Gain Perspective by Considering Family History and Circumstances
- Part Two
- What Can I Do?
- Chapter 4
- Prepare Yourself
- Chapter 5
- Keep the Logic Straight
- Chapter 6
- Anticipate the Seventeen Moves They May Make and Plan Your Countermoves
- Chapter 7
- Bring Significant Others and Siblings on Board
- Part Three
- How Do We Shift Toward Warmth and Acceptance?
- Chapter 8
- Initiate Constructive Conversations
- Chapter 9
- Request Specific Changes
- Chapter 10
- Overcome Habit and Relapse
- Conclusion
- You Can Grow Beyond Your Parents' Limitations
- Acknowledgments
- References
