Parenting 20-Something Kids: Recognizing Your Role as They Find Their Way (Paperback)

by Martha Pope Gorris (Author)

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Do you find yourself asking what happened to your once-healthy relationship with your young adult children?

Everything seemed to be going well--then they started resisting advice and pushing away from your attempts to communicate. Many parents experience this as their children transition into adulthood.

Parenting 20-Something Kids: Recognizing Your Role As They Find Their Way shows parents of young adults how to adapt to their changing role in their children's lives. Author Martha Gorris draws from her own and others' parenting experience of learning to: Surrender your children to God Help them develop decision-making skills and personal responsibility Set boundaries that promote mutual respect Release unrealistic expectations Communicate beyond giving advice Share you faith journey with your children Develop a growing friendship

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As your teenager becomes a 20-something, you may find that your parenting role is changing. As a matter of fact, your child may insist on a change!

Is your 20-something kid hinting that you’re being too protective, overly concerned, or not trusting enough? In other words, are you gently—or not so gently--being invited to butt out? Martha Pope Gorris can help you adapt to your new role. She gives pointers on ways to feel involved, know what’s going on with your 20-something, and maintain the connection that is important to you—and to your child. You’ll learn to: • Relate in ways that do not include giving unwanted advice • Love your adult child with no strings attached • Survive your adult child’s poor decisions with your relationship intact • Say no without guilt • Establish new lines of communication • Celebrate your new friendship with your adult child

You’ll always be Mom or Dad. The key is to learn to navigate these new waters now that your child is on the way to independence.

Martha Pope Gorris is a freelance writer and speaker. She received a degree in English and Creative Writing from George Mason University. She is the author of Held Captive by Futile Thoughts? Break Free! and was a contributor to Chicken Soup for the Military Wife’s Soul and Changed (The Power of Christian Music). She and her husband live in Southern California.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City (November 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0834122243
• ISBN-13: 978-0834122246
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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