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Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents : Powerful Strategies to Help Adult Children Maintain Boundaries and Stay Sane / David M. Allen ; foreword by Susan Heitler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allen, David M., 1949- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parent and adult child.
- Families--Psychological aspects.
- Families.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (164 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2018]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781684030941
- 1684030943
- 9781684030934
- 1684030935
- OCLC:
- 1110484849
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