I've Got Sand In All the Wrong Places...
Lisa ScottolineLisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This six book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late gre...
I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere but the...
Lisa Scottoline"Lisa and Francesca, mother and daughter, bring you the laughter of their lives." ―Delia Ephron, bestselling author The bestselling and “perennially hilarious” mother-daughter team is back with a new collection of stories from t...
Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim
Lisa Scottoline"A warm, lively collection of narrative vignettes chronicling the day-to-day relationship of two women who also happen to be part of a successful mother-daughter writing team." —Kirkus ReviewsLove and guilt are thick in th...
When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us: Le...
Jane AdamsA guide for parents of dysfunctional or inappropriately dependent grown children offers supportive advice on how to stop taking on the responsibility of caring for and fixing a grown child's problems while addressing feelings of guilt...
Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters: A...
Karen AndersonThe best news on the planet is that your mother doesn't have to change in order for you to be happy. In fact, author Karen C.L. Anderson will take it a step further and say, your mother doesn't have to change in order for you to be fr...
Feeding My Mother: Comfort and Laught...
Jann ArdenThis edition of the inspirational #1 bestseller draws on a new year of Jann's diaries and her mother's final days.When beloved singer and songwriter Jann Arden's parents built a house just across the way from her, she thought they wou...
When Will My Grown-Up Kid Grow Up?: L...
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett"This is the book parents have been waiting for"—Michael Thompson, coauthor of Raising Cain. The book that is "helpful, hopeful, and engaging"—Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D., Columbia University. It is the book that...
Setting Boundaries(r) with Your Adult...
Allison BottkeFinally…Hope for Parents in Pain What parent doesn't want their children to grow up to be happy, responsible adults? Yet despite parents' best efforts, most heartfelt prayers, and most loving environments, some kids never successful...
Children of the Aging Self-Absorbed: ...
Nina BrownGrowing up with a parent who is self-absorbed is difficult, and they may become more difficult to deal with as they age. This essential book shows how to cope with your aging parent's narcissistic behavior, and provides tips to help p...
Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grow...
Nina W. BrownDo you have a self-absorbed or narcissistic parent who's made you feel rejected, unloved, or unworthy? Being a parent is usually all about giving of yourself to foster your child's growth and development. But what happens when this i...
Just Commit Me is the story of one mother's journey to become a committed Christian as her son chooses a life of addictions. It's a personal, soul-baring walk full of hope and encouragement. Follow along from Genesis to Revelation an...
Loving Hard-To-Love Parents: A Handbo...
Paul K. ChafetzEveryone knows some truly fine people in their thirties to sixties whose older parents treat them really badly, with hurtful sarcasm, irrational demands, constant criticism, and undeserved anger. These frustrated, unappreciated adult ...
How to Really Love Your Adult Child: ...
Gary ChapmanMore than 10 years after Parenting Your Adult Child was published, much has changed-- including young adults themselves, as well as their parents. Economic upheavals, challenges to traditional values and beliefs, and the phenomenon ...
The Power of Parental Influence & the...
M. a. Msc D. ChapmanA must read for parents of pre-teens, teenagers and adult children.It is a different world we live in today. No parent or child is adequately prepared to deal with this day and age. Just over a century ago our families traveled in hor...
Parenting Adult Children: 52-Week Dev...
Jamie CloydReflect and pray as your children find their path When your children become adults, navigating your changing relationship with them can leave you feeling unsure of yourself. This devotional encourages you to rely on your faith for ...
The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guid...
Jasmin Lee CoriThe groundbreaking guide to self-healing and getting the love you missed. Was your mother preoccupied, distant, or even demeaning? Have you struggled with relationships—or with your own self-worth? Often, the grown children of emoti...
The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mot...
Laura DavisThis riveting memoir by Laura Davis, the author of The Courage to Heal, examines the endurance of mother-daughter love, how memory protects and betrays us, and the determination it takes to fulfill a promise when ghosts from the past...
Faith and Farewell: When Your Parents...
Rev Dr Jack DimatteoA Startling Thought: When did you first realize your parents were not going to live on this planet forever? An Even More Startling Thought: When did you realize that your parents may die soon? In Faith and Farewell, a veteran hospice ...
Gayle is a nine-year-old fourth grader who lives with her mother in a ground-floor apartment. As an animal lover, she has always dreamed of having her very own pet. However, her apartment complex does not allow dogs or cats. When the ...
Reconnecting with Your Estranged Adul...
Tina GilbertsonParents whose adult children have cut off contact wonder: How did this happen? Where did I go wrong? What happened to my loving child? Over time, holidays, birthdays, and even the birth of grandchildren may pass in silence. Anguish ma...
Smart But Scattered--And Stalled: 10 ...
Richard GuareWhether you're a young adult who is stalled on the journey to independence--or a concerned parent still sharing the family nest--this compassionate book is for you. Providing a fresh perspective on the causes of failure to launch, the...
The Iconnected Parent: Staying Close ...
Barbara K. Hofer"Just let go!" That's what parents have been told to do when their kids go to college. But in our speed-dial culture, with BlackBerries and even Skype, parents and kids are now more than ever in constant contact. Today's iCo...
The Stuff of Life: A Daughter's Memoi...
Karen KarboWhen Karen Karbo's father contracts lung cancer, she spends as much time as she can at his mobile home in Nevada caring for him, leaving her family in Oregon. Her description of this painful period is both poignant and humorous, as sh...
Everybody has a bad day sometimes, but Mary Davis is having twelve of them - in a row! With a husband named Joseph, this couple knew Christmas would always be special to them. But packing twelve adult children and their families into ...
When Your Aging Parent Needs Help: A ...
Leslie KernisanIt's scary and stressful when it happens ... noticing changes in your parent and becoming increasingly worried about their health and safety. Maybe it's Mom leaving the stove on, Dad getting lost on his way home, or unpaid bills that ...
To My Daughter: Love and Encouragemen...
MarciNationally recognized author-illustrator, Marci, captures the pure joy of having a daughter in this inspiring collection that will touch the hearts of parents and daughters everywhere. In it, she writes of the pride, happiness, and bl...
The Message in the Bottle: Finding Ho...
Stephanie B. McAuliffeThe Message in the Bottle helps those who feel alone in their struggle with the drinker in their life find peace and hope. Is the drinker in your life making you crazy? Do you find that your thoughts and free time are consumed by idea...
Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysom...
Mark McConvilleFrom an expert in adolescent psychology comes a groundbreaking, timely, and necessary guide for parents of the 2.2 million young adults in America who are struggling to find their way in the world. In Dr. Mark McConville's decades ...
Parenting Adult Children: A Practical...
Kate McNultyReconnect 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 yo...
Questions You'll Wish You Asked: A Ti...
Melissa PennelThis journal deepens the grandmother/grandchild bond while creating a keepsake for when conversation is no longer possible. With journaling questions for a grandmother to answer that include: "If you could give your eight...