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Reconnect and strengthen your relationship with your adult child Even though your role as a parent changes when your child is grown, that doesn't necessarily mean it gets any easier. Whether you're facing challenges in your relationship with your adult child or you've simply grown apart, Parenting Adult Children can help you build the skills necessary to overcome hurdles and create a stronger bond. Discover expert advice and focused strategies for establishing a foundation of communication that promotes trust, authenticity, and healthy boundaries. You'll explore your evolving relationship and find guidance for navigating issues with financial stability, substance abuse, in-laws, child-rearing, and more. Parenting Adult Children includes: Real-life scenarios--Read relatable stories that include evidence-based tips and techniques you can apply in your own relationship. An inclusive approach--Get positive, non-judgmental guidance for parenting adult children, designed for diverse families of any belief or background. Intentional communication--Find step-by-step instructions on the best approaches for honest and respectful conversations with your adult child. Build a deeper connection with your adult child with help from Parenting Adult Children.

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Therapist Kate McNulty combines professional insight and personal experience as a parent in this guide to successfully parenting adult children in today's world. I highly recommend it to young adults and their parents, and also to clinicians. All families must navigate the inevitable changes and adjustments that come when roles shift from parent/child to parent/adult child. This practical book provides tools to help family bonds survive strong and intact. --Debra Moore, PhD, retired psychologist and coauthor of The Loving Push: How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults and Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets for Helping Kids on the Spectrum

Therapist Kate McNulty combines professional insight and personal experience as a parent in this guide to successfully parenting adult children in today's world. I highly recommend it to young adults and their parents, and also to clinicians. All families must navigate the inevitable changes and adjustments that come when roles shift from parent/child to parent/adult child. This practical book provides tools to help family bonds survive strong and intact. --Debra Moore, PhD, retired psychologist and coauthor of The Loving Push: How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults and Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets for Helping Kids on the Spectrum Parenting Adult Children is a lifesaver for parents navigating all manner of situations involving their adult children. From failure to launch, to addiction, to differing values and outright conflict, therapist Kate McNulty offers practical, actionable advice to help you protect and strengthen your relationship with your adult child(ren). Each scenario-based chapter includes an array of helpful material, including sample dialogue, and common pitfalls to avoid. This book is packed to the rafters with useful insights! If you have adult children, you will benefit from reading this smart book. --Tina Gilbertson, LPC, psychotherapist, estrangement counselor and author

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KATE MCNULTY, LCSW, is based in Portland, Oregon, where she is a certified relationship therapist and trainer through the Gottman Institute of Seattle. She is also a certified sex therapist and supervisor with the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists. For more of her work, visit AutisticTherapist.com

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