Reconnecting with Your Estranged Adult Child
by Tina Gilbertson, LPC
You may wish to read/purchase this book if you want to:
- Consider how your child might be feeling about the relationship
- Learn how the author defines estrangement
- Learn about the major factors adult children say contribute to “distancing behaviors” from parents
- Learn how your emotional needs for validation may be a factor causing estrangement with your child
- Learn how to “re-parent” your child
- Learn how to effectively communicate with your child
- Learn how to meet your child’s needs emotionally
- Learn how boundaries are normal, necessary components of our lives
- Provide validation for your child
- Learn how, when, and frequency of contact in your attempt to reconcile
- Learn what not to say in written communications
- Read sample written positive communications with adult children
- Explore apologies – the good ones and written examples
- Read about the “rule of 10” when attempting reconciliation with your child
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