{"product_id":"when-parents-hurt-compassionate-strategies-when-you-and-your-grown-child-dont-get-along-9780061148439","title":"When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don't Get Along","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis unique book helps parents work through the pain, shame, and sense of loss that they feel when their relationship with their older or adult children has not turned out as they hoped or expected\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes, despite our best efforts, we lose the opportunity to be the parent we desperately want to be and must mourn the loss of a harmonious relationship with our child. Although this situation may seem hopeless, \u003cem\u003eWhen Parents Hurt\u003c\/em\u003e is designed to help us through this intensely difficult situation with compassion and thoughtfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough healing exercises and case examples, Dr. Joshua Coleman helps parents: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003eReduce anger, guilt, and shameLearn how temperament, the teen years, a partner's or their own mistakes, and divorce can harm the parent-child bondCome to terms with their imperfections, as well as their child'sDevelop strategies for reaching out and for maintaining their self-esteem through trying timesUnderstand how society's expectations contribute to the risk of parental wounds\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy helping parents recognize what they can do--and to let go of what they cannot control--\u003cem\u003eWhen Parents Hurt\u003c\/em\u003e helps families develop more positive ways of relating to themselves and each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColeman, Joshua:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDr. Joshua Coleman, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert in parenting, couples, families, and relationships. He is a Senior Fellow with the Council on Contemporary Families. The author of two critically acclaimed books, \u003cem\u003eThe Marriage Makeover\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lazy Husband\u003c\/em\u003e, he is a frequent contributor to the \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, and his advice has been featured in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e (London), and elsewhere. He is a frequent guest on the \u003cem\u003eToday\u003c\/em\u003e show and has appeared on \u003cem\u003e20\/20\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other news programs. He lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay area.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615066099986,"sku":"9780061148439","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d462a838-0d93-4b84-abd0-219e19dc6d2e.jpg?v=1732474565","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-parents-hurt-compassionate-strategies-when-you-and-your-grown-child-dont-get-along-9780061148439","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}