Parents & Adult Children

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

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.

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....

A guide for parents whose adult children have cut off contact that reveals the hidden logic of estrangement, explores its cultural causes, and offers practical advice for parents trying to reestablish contact with their adult children....

Often, the grown children of emotionally absent mothers can't quite put a finger on what's missing from their lives....

The Color of Water touches listeners of all colors as a vivid portrait of growing up, a haunting meditation on race and identity, and a lyrical valentine to a mother from her son....

Shadow Daughter tackles a subject we rarely discuss as a culture: Family estrangements, especially those between parents and adult children. Estrangements - between parents and children, siblings, multiple generations....

Are you a parent who’s been cut off, ghosted, or vilified by your adult child—and left wondering what went wrong? You’re not alone. And you are not the villain.

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.

In this remarkable self-help guide, Dr. Susan Forward draws on case histories and the real-life voices of adult children of toxic parents to help you free yourself from the frustrating patterns of your relationship with your parents....

Carson McCullers was all of 23 when she published her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter....

Walking on Eggshells is the much-needed road map that will keep you connected to the people you love most....

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.

From an expert in adolescent psychology comes a groundbreaking, timely, and necessary guide for parents of the 2.2 million young adults in America who are struggling to find their way in the world....

Family scapegoating is an insidious form of "invisible" abuse that is difficult to recognize. It is therefore critical that adult survivors of dysfunctional or narcissistic family systems understand what type of abuse they are trying to recover from.

Marta Segrelles, psicóloga y autora de Abraza a la niña que fuiste, vuelve con un libro muy especial para sanar las heridas de la infancia que más huella dejan: las que están presentes en la relación con nuestra madre.

Whether you're sleep deprived with a colicky newborn or navigating the emotional roller coaster of a teenager, parenting has its ups and downs, its confusion and clarity, its big blowups and small victories....

This unique book supports parents who are struggling with the heartache of having a teenager or an adult child who is troubled, angry, or distant....

You love your mother, but she drives you crazy. She controls, criticizes, and butts into your life constantly. Then when you try and set boundaries, the pushback and resulting guilt are so bad you tell yourself.... it's just not worth it....

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

The Hours tells the story of three women: Clarissa Vaughan, Laura Brown, and Virginia Woolf....

Are you a parent who’s been cut off, ghosted, or vilified by your adult child—and left wondering what went wrong? You’re not alone. And you are not the villain.

Clinical psychologist and intimacy expert Dr. Kenneth M. Adams provides a practical, compassionate relationship guide for women who are involved with mother-enmeshed men, mothers who wish to set their sons free, and men dealing with issues of commitment, sex addiction, and unhealthy attachments.

In Mules and Men, some of the rich cultural heritage of black America is revealed and preserved....

No matter how old your child is, you’ll always be their parent. Discover how you can sustain your relationship even when you’re no longer under the same roof....

Crescere dei bambini non è affatto facile, e a volte perdere la pazienza sembra inevitabile. Ma, quando la situazione lo richiede, come fare a imporre divieti e limitazioni, e a sedare epici capricci, senza urlare e minacciare punizioni o senza diventare troppo permissivi? L'autrice ha trovato la risposta nel metodo dell'educazione gentile, che insegna ai genitori a crescere i bambini con l'amore e la serenità che serve a entrambi.

Navigating Conflict with Adult Children by VentureNest Books offers essential strategies for improving communication and rebuilding relationships with adult children. Many parents experience challenges in understanding the breakdowns in communication and resolving disputes, leading to frustration, resentment, and strained relationships.

Whether you're wrestling with gender identity, experiencing gender dysphoria, navigating same-sex attraction, questioning your place in the world, or supporting someone who is—this book offers hope, clarity, peace, and truth in a time of deep confusion. I Wanted to Be a Boy creates a compassionate space and much hope for listeners who have been entangled in the gender wars of the current age.

Es hora de desligarse de las personas emocionalmente inmaduras. Como hijo o hija de unos padres emocionalmente inmaduros, has luchado mucho por establecer tu propia identidad y curar las heridas invisibles que te causó la manera en que te educaron. Pero ¿qué me dices de las demás personas emocionalmente inmaduras que hay en tu vida? Relacionarse con estas personas suele ser frustrante, por su insensibilidad y por la falta de reciprocidad que hay en la relación.

Si creciste con un padre o una madre emocionalmente inmaduros, es posible que la ira, la tristeza, la vergüenza o las dudas sigan causándote problemas. En la infancia, seguramente muchas de tus necesidades emocionales no recibían ninguna atención y en general se ignoraban tus sentimientos, así que adoptaste un grado de autocontrol propio de un adulto para poder encajar el comportamiento de tus padres. Hasta que, en algún momento, te desconectaste de tu verdadero yo. Y sin este fuerte sentido de ti mismo, tal vez ahora creas