How to Survive and Thrive in an Empty Nest: Reclaiming Your Life When Your Children Have Grown (Paperback)

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Product Description

"Empty nest" is a rather bleak metaphor for a home in which the kids have "flown the coop." For many parents, this can be a time of conflicting emotions ranging from feelings of grief and loss to relief and even exhilaration. But as the authors point out, it is also a time for new beginnings, a time to build upon old relationships, to expand personal interests, and to set new directions for life. With frankness and sensitivity, How to Survive and Thrive in an Empty Nest offers a common-sense approach for using this opportunity for growth. A wealth of solid advice will help readers restructure their own family roles when coping with adult children returning home or when an aging parent requires care.

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572241373
• ISBN-13: 978-1572241374
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #542,823 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's freely available in Big Sur, January 9, 2008

By	J. Birch - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a single dad, my youngest has just 'left', and I was in a great funk and did the usual search through Amazon. I don't know why I landed on this book, but bought it. Read/skimmed it in 1 day and, unfortunately found it completely unhelpful. Advice like, "Think good thoughts", "Don't get depressed" etc. did not really get to the core of my feeling bad--I felt like the authors were quite pushy in their advice. The good part of the book was the reassurance that I wasn't alone, but their advice for feeling better was simplistic at best. Anyway, there's a free library at Deetjen's Big Sur Inn, where I 'donated' it. So if you're on HWY 1, about 50 miles south of Monterey, stop in and look at it, and I think you'll agree with my assessement.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Survive and Thrive in an Empty Nest: reclaiming your life wh, March 19, 2005

By	R. Beer (cleveland oh, usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

excellent format and great ideas for parents in empty nest or approaching that time of life, knowledgeable authors in their field, examples of their own life experiences insightful