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About this book
What to Do When Parenting Gets Painfully Complicated Are your adult child's mental, emotional, and physical health issues driving you to despair? Are you tempted to bail your son or daughter out of yet another impossible circumstance? When your child has reached (or long since passed) the point of independence, it's difficult to know what your ';help' as a parent should look like. From the author of bestseller Setting Boundaries(R) with Your Adult Children, Allison Bottke now offers an in-depth guide to help you connect with your troubled adult child, and to build your confidence, knowledge, and hope in challenging situations such asdrug addictionmental and emotional disabilitiesmilitary trauma and PTSDpersonality disordersfinancial troubledepression and bipolardivorceincarcerationand so much moreWhether you're facing these problems for the first time or looking to learn more, take a step back and develop effective strategies to truly help your adult childwithout sacrificing your sanity.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1. This Isnāt How Life Is Supposed to Be
- 2. Taking Rightful Controlā¦of Your Home, Your Story, Your Life
- 3. SANITY Strategies: Stop, Assemble, Nip, Implement, Trust, Yield
- 4. Experiencing Spiritual Growth and Establishing Healthy Boundaries
- 5. A Heart Guarded by Godās Love
- 6. Inside and Outside: Whatās Really Going On?
- 7. Befuddled Brains: Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
- 8. Diagnosis and Prognosis
- 9. Dangerous and Defiant
- 10. Connecting Can Be Complicated
- 11. Connecting Needs to Be Compassionate
- 12. The Power of Love and Forgiveness
- 13. Tough Decisions for Healthy Transformation
- 14. Healthy Support and Compassionate Communication
- 15. When Your Troubled Adult Child Lives with You
- 16. Put It in Writing
- 17. When Is It Time to Let Go?
- A Final Word
- Appendix A: SANITY SupportāResidential Agreement Between Parents and Adult Children Living at Home
- Appendix B: Sample Letters
- Notes
- Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Childre
- More from Allison Bottke
- About the Publisher