Behind nearly every Adult who is accused of a crime, becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol, or who is severely mentally ill and acting out in public, there is usually at least one extremely stressed-out parent.
This book is part of That conversation..
Another major issue is our support or stigmatization of those with Adult children who are a major risk to their Families as well to society itself.
In the wake of the Newtown shooting and the viral popularity of the post I Am Adam Lanza\'s Mother, America is now taking a fresh look, not only at gun control, but also on how we treat Mental illness.
Young, medical director of the Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine in Rochester Hills, Michigan; with noted medical writer Christine Adamec, author of many books in the field.
Joel L.
The book is written in a clear, reassuring manner by Dr.
It also discusses the fact That parents of Adult children may themselves need therapy and medications, especially antidepressants.
This helpful book presents Families with quotations and scenarios from real suffering parents (who are not identified), practical advice, and tested strategies for coping. are in this situation.
Sometimes these Families also raise the children their Adult children leave behind: 1.6 million grandparents in the U.
S.
This parent may initially react with the bad news of their Adult Child behaving badly with, Oh no followed by, How can I help to fix this? A very common third reaction is the thought, Where did I go wrong--was it something I said or did, or That I failed to do When my Child was growing up That caused these issues? Is this really somehow all my fault? These parents then open their homes, their pocketbooks, their hearts, and their futures to saving their Adult child--who may go on to leave them financially and emotionally broken.
Behind nearly every Adult who is accused of a crime, becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol, or who is severely mentally ill and acting out in public, there is usually at least one extremely stressed-out parent
