Nobody's Baby Now: Reinventing Your Adult Relationship With Your Mother and Father
Author: Susan, Ph.D. Newman
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ISBN: 0802714072
Publisher: Walker & Co (April, 2003)
Sales Rank: 198,713
Average Customer Rating: 4.95 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Simple, solid and marriage saving
As a professional in the field, what I like about Nobody's Baby Now is that the author gets to the point quickly and in clear, concise language. The author makes complicated problems and issues with parents easy to sort out and resolve. Her real life examples make you think she's talking about you and your parents. She has solutions for adult children who resort to child-like behavior when with parents, who allow parents to continue to run their adult lives or parents who put a wedge in their adult children's marriages. She's got a solid handle on in-laws and tells readers how to get their own; and she totally understands overly involved, judgemental grandparents. Her main points are highlighted in boxed areas for quick reference which tell you how to get a "grip" on the issues you may have with a parent.This is a book that can save marriages from parents' destructive behaviors and put adult children in charge of their own lives by making them independent of Mommy and Daddy without severing this powerful and all important connection. It is must reading for all adult children - be their problems with their parents big or small.
Rating: 5 out of 5
WAYS TO ENJOY AND LOVE YOUR PARENTS
If you have parents, regardless of your relationship with them, this book is an important read and a must for your library! Dr. Newman not only poses the complexities and challenges in the adult child/parent relationship, but presents solutions and recommendations for improving this most significant connection. She guides the reader through recognizing difficult situations, and then empowers the reader to maximize his own adult relationship with his parents. The chapters which touched me most were dealing with boundaries, financial matters and sibling complications. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to find more opportunities to love and enjoy their parents.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Stop the fussing and learn to be happier with your folks
The "generation gap" takes on an intensely personal meaning when you go "home" for a visit with your parents. Psychologists say something about the key to being a fully differentiated adult is being able to behave the same in or out of your parents' presence. It's harder than it sounds: many of us turn into rebellious or inadequate or withdrawn kids again. It helps a lot to aim for increased self-awareness. This clearly written book by Susan Newman offers a multitude of insights and anecdotes and much wisdom to help us get along better with those who used to get away with bossing us around. I also think reading this book would be a good way to get a handle on how our own kids will one day think about US. Eeek. Prevention is the better part of valor, or something like that. Similar Products
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