{"product_id":"coping-with-your-difficult-older-parent-a-guide-for-stressed-out-children-9780380797509","title":"Coping with Your Difficult Older Parent: A Guide for Stressed Out Children","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDo You Have\u003cbr\u003e An Aging Parent Who\u003c\/strong\u003e --\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlames you for everything that goes wrong?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCannot tolerate being alone, wants you all the time?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs obsessed with health problems, real, or imagined?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake unreasonable and\/or irrational demands of you?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs hostile, negative and critical?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoping 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e How to tell your parent he or she cannot live with you. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e How to avoid the cycle of nagging and recriminations\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e How to prevent your parent's negativity from overwhelming you. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e How to deal with an impaired parent who refuses to stop driving.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e How to asses the risk factors in deciding whether a parent is still able to live alone.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeBow, Grace:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Grace Lebow and Barbara Kane, the co-founders of Aging Network Services of Bethesda, Maryland, are clinical social workers and care managers, specializing in older people and their families. They created a nationwide network of similar professionals to work with geographically separated families. This is their first book.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKane, Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Grace Lebow and Barbara Kane, the co-founders of Aging Network Services of Bethesda, Maryland, are clinical social workers and care managers, specializing in older people and their families. They created a nationwide network of similar professionals to work with geographically separated families. This is their first book.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeBow, Irwin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Grace Lebow and Barbara Kane, the co-founders of Aging Network Services of Bethesda, Maryland, are clinical social workers and care managers, specializing in older people and their families. They created a nationwide network of similar professionals to work with geographically separated families. This is their first book.","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410807689490,"sku":"9780380797509","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9a09a95d-2d2b-427f-a178-6ad6194e945d.jpg?v=1729308184","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/coping-with-your-difficult-older-parent-a-guide-for-stressed-out-children-9780380797509","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}