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Rules of estrangement why adult children cut ties and how to heal the conflict

"A guide for parents whose adult children have cut off contact that reveals the hidden logic of estrangement, explores its cultural causes, and offers practical advice for parents trying to reestablish contact with their adult children"--

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Main Author: Coleman, Joshua (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harmony Books, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Alienation (Social psychology)
Parent and adult child.
Parents > Psychology.
Adult children > Psychology.
Interpersonal conflict.
Conflict management.
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Summary:"A guide for parents whose adult children have cut off contact that reveals the hidden logic of estrangement, explores its cultural causes, and offers practical advice for parents trying to reestablish contact with their adult children"--
Physical Description:311 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780593136867
0593136861
Author Notes:Joshua Coleman, PhD , is a psychologist in private practice and Senior Fellow with the Council on Contemporary Families. A frequent guest on NPR and Today , his advice has also appeared in The New York Times , The Atlantic , the Wall Street Journal , CNN, Chicago Tribune and other publications. A popular conference speaker, he has given talks to the faculties at Harvard, the Weill Cornell Department of Psychiatry and other academic institutions. Dr. Coleman is co-editor with historian Stephanie Coontz of seven online volumes of Unconventional Wisdom: News You Can Use : a compendium of noteworthy research on the contemporary family. He is the father of three adult children, has a teenage grandson and lives with his wife in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also writes music for television which has appeared on Keeping Up With the Kardashians , Lethal Weapon , Chicago Fire , Chicago PD , Longmire , Shameless , RuPaul's Drag Race , and many other shows.

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