Coping with your difficult older parent : a guide for stressed-out children
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Description
Coping with these traits in parents is an endless high-stress battle for their children. Though there's no medical defination for "difficult" parents, you know when you have one. While it's rare for adults to change their ways late in life, you can stop the vicious merry-go-round of anger, blame, guilt and frustration.
For the first time, here's a common-sense guide from professionals, with more than two decades in the field, on how to smooth communications with a challenging parent. Filled with practical tips for handling contentious behaviors and sample dialogues for some of the most troubling situations, this book addresses many hard issues, including:
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Subjects
Adult children of aging parents -- Family relationships -- United States.
Adult children of aging parents -- United States -- Psychology.
Aging parents -- Care -- United States.
Aging parents -- Family relationships -- United States.
Communication in families -- United States.
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Lebow, G., Kane, B., & Lebow, I. (1999). Coping with your difficult older parent: a guide for stressed-out children . Avon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lebow, Grace, Barbara Kane and Irwin. Lebow. 1999. Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent: A Guide for Stressed-out Children. New York: Avon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lebow, Grace, Barbara Kane and Irwin. Lebow. Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent: A Guide for Stressed-out Children New York: Avon Books, 1999.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Lebow, G., Kane, B. and Lebow, I. (1999). Coping with your difficult older parent: a guide for stressed-out children. New York: Avon Books.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lebow, Grace., Barbara Kane, and Irwin Lebow. Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent: A Guide for Stressed-out Children Avon Books, 1999.