You and your adult child How to grow together in challenging times
Book - 2023
"A much-needed guide for parents of people in their twenties and thirties from one of the world's leading developmental psychologists. Your child is now an adult, but your job as a parent is far from over. Instead, your role must evolve to meet their ongoing, changing needs. But what exactly are these new needs? And why are they so different now than they were when you were a young adult? This is the first comprehensive guide written for parents whose children are in two of the most crucial decades of life"--
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- Self-help publications
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New York :
Simon & Schuster
2023.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
- Physical Description
- xv, 251 pages ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-238) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781668009482
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Your Evolving Role as a Parent
- Times Have Changed
- Your Role Has Changed
- Adjusting Your Expectations
- Respecting Your Child's Autonomy
- "When I Was Your Age"
- Chapter 2. Growing Together
- To Bite, or Not to Bite
- Handling Your Own Unpleasant Emotions
- Resolving Disputes Constructively
- When You and Your Partner Disagree
- Chapter 3. Mental Health
- Young Adulthood Is a Vulnerable Period
- Common Mental Health Problems
- Getting Help
- Taking Care of Yourself
- Estrangement
- Chapter 4. Education
- Is College Worth It?
- Appropriate Involvement in Your Child's College Education
- Alternatives to Traditional College
- Visits Home from College
- Chapter 5. Finances
- Providing Financial Support
- Purse Strings
- Helping with a Home Purchase
- Discussing Your Personal Finances
- Chapter 6. Romance and Marriage
- Your Child's Sexuality
- Your Child's Choice of a Partner
- The Member of the Wedding
- How Your Child's Intimate Relationship May Change Your Relationship with Them
- Getting Along with Your Child's Partner
- Helping Your Child Handle Conflicts with Their Partner
- Chapter 7. Flourishing or Floundering?
- Is My Child Floundering?
- The Perpetual Student
- Uncertainty About a Career
- Still Single (After All These Years)
- When Your Child Moves Back Home
- Chapter 8. Godparenthood
- How to Help the New Parents
- Giving Advice About Your Child's Parenting
- You and Your Grandchild
- Chapter 9. Summing Up and Looking Ahead
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index