When Parents Love Too Much: Freeing Parents and Children to Live Their Own Lives
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568381867 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He frequently lectures and conducts seminars on personal growth. He is co-author of When Parents Love Too Much. About the Author Mitch Meyerson is a psychotherapist and an expert in the treatment of dysfunctional relationships and impaired self-esteem
He is co-author of When Parents Love Too Much. Mitch Meyerson is a psychotherapist and an expert in the treatment of dysfunctional relationships and impaired self-esteem. . He frequently lectures and conducts seminars on personal growth
Thought provoking and insightful aj07 This book was recommended to me by a close friend. I am recently engaged and have been having trouble with my mother since my fiance and I have began our relationship. Because I am an only child and am estranged from my extended family, I felt that me upcoming nuptials would be a time to rejoice and begin a new chapter in my life of merging two families together. Needless to say, the opposite occured and I was often left wondering why there is this tremendous strain between my mother and I. Why i. An Emotional Lifesaver When I Was Going Through Rough Times! Peggy Murrah Mitch and Laurie have compassionately written about a phenomenon that is not often talked about - one where parents desperately love and cling to their children, to the point of emotionally smothering them.When Parents Love Too Much was a critical read in my own life that helped me see the insanity of the relationship with my mother. Not only did Mitch and Laurie pinpoint exactly what I was going through, through this book they challenged me to rethink my role as a daughter and ultimately as a pa. "Boy! Could I relate!" according to elin. I bought this book because I was getting way too stressed about disappointments in my children's lives. Objectively I knew that through a little pain comes growth, but I still couldn't stop my almost physical pain when my kids encountered failure. I just wanted to rush in, take away the pain, and save them. I knew this was wrong, but I needed to better understand why I was thinking this way before I could change.When I read this book, I clearly saw what was going on. I also saw the beginnings of
This book offers solutions and hope for those of us who need to learn to detach with love.. The authors skillfully show how children, smothered by well-intentioned parents, can become adults who remain dependent on their parents, struggle to establish a sense of self, have difficulty making decisions, and often find their personal and intimate relationships disappointing. So, why do we as parents hinder the development of our children by being overly protective, indulgent, and assertive with them? When Parents Love Too Much explores the all-too-common problems of over-protection, guilt, low self-esteem, and family conflict which spring from excessive parental attachment. Authors Ashner and Meyerson write to help not only parents who "love too much" and can't let go of their children, but also to adults who suffer from the consequences of their parents' unhealthy dependence. Children, like trees, need a little space to grow