Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents: Powerful Strategies to Help Adult Children Maintain Boundaries and Stay Sane

Written by David M. Allen

Narrated by Callie Beaulieu

Do you have a parent who is invalidating, critical, demanding, or hateful? If so, your pain is very real, and you’ve likely struggled with thoughts of shutting this parent out of your life for good. However, if dealing with a dysfunctional parent is an unfortunate necessity, or if you still yearn to have a more satisfying connection with them, this book can help you uncover the hidden motives behind their hurtful behavior, set protective boundaries, and ultimately foster healthier relationships.

This invaluable guide will help you develop unique assertiveness strategies based on the characteristics of your own family dynamics. You’ll develop powerful communication skills to help set limits and protect yourself from your parent’s cruel, insensitive, or spiteful behavior. And, most importantly, you’ll learn to advocate for your own needs. If you’ve “had it up to here” with a parent who makes you feel as though you’re just not good enough, this book can help you draw a line between you and your parent’s toxicity while still maintaining peace in your family.

• Language: English
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Release date: Nov 30, 2018
• ISBN: 9781684035441

David M. Allen

David M. Allen is tutor in New Testament and academic director at the Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, Birmingham, UK, and UK representative for the Anglican Communion’s “Bible in the Life of the Church” project. He is the author of Deuteronomy and Exhortation in Hebrews (2008) and a contributor to Jesus among Friends and Enemies (2011).

Reviews for Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents

[Zsuzsa Szőke · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

So far I’m just listening and will go through it again and do the exersizes more thoroughly. You’ll find alot of great insight here, if you’re parents are anything like what is being described, you’ll know, and this could be super helpful. It already is for me. I love it how this book’s intention is to help us to develop empathy towards our parents, because sometimes i get so mad i want to cut ties with them completely. I don’t want to be angry like that anymore and i definitely want my parents in my life because in spite of their “willing blindness” i love them dearly. this book is proving to be yet another very helpful tool on my healing journey. I appreciate it and recommend you check it out.