Parents to the End: how baby boomers can parent for peace of mind, foster responsibility in their adult children, and keep their hard-earned money Linda M. Herman.
Pt. I: Baby boomers as parents of adult children -- Post-adolescent parenting -- The happiness conundrum -- The paths to anxiety -- Words of a generation -- Handling guilt: how perfect do we have to be? -- Pt. II: The dance of differentiaion -- Separation and individuation: what's good, normal, and healthy? -- The audlt child's temperament and environment -- Pt. III : Making things better - real people, real problems, real solutions -- "Those aren't my values":substance abuse and severe behavior problems -- "She just won't grow up": slow to bloom or just irresponsible? -- "We don't talk anymore": alienated parents, alienated adult children -- "What to do as a stepparent": blended family matters -- "I wasn't prepared for this": gender orientation -- Pt. IV: Saving yourself -- Their pain is our pain -- Grief and loss -- Forgiveness and letting go -- Pt. V: Going on from here -- Creating drive: how do you do it? -- Parenting in the new economy: the trend toward multigenerational living -- The bill of rights for parents of adult children -- Twelve truths for parents of adult children.
Summary:
To help parents save themselves from distress and spur their adult children to get on-track, Herman offers practical strategies and poignant insights. Throughout "Parents to the End," she recognizes the delicate balance parents must strike between giving appropriate help to their adult children and just enabling them, while also taking into account individual differences and needs.
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