Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents : Powerful Strategies to Help Adult Children Maintain Boundaries and Stay Sane.
Title:
Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents : Powerful Strategies to Help Adult Children Maintain Boundaries and Stay Sane.
Author:
Allen, David M.
ISBN:
9781684030941
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (144 pages)
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.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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