Parenting Adult Children

BOOK SUMMARY
Don't Bite Your Tongue is about parenting adult children. It counters the popular belief that parents must let go of their adult children and silence themselves. The book focuses on the continually lengthening period when both parents and their children are relatively healthy adults. Through the use of vignettes, it reduces the fire and increases the works in their relationships by encouraging dialogue between the two generations. Its self-reflection exercises, film lists, and bibliography can be used alone, in groups, or with adult children. This book provides a guide to navigate the ambiguities and ever-changing realities of the lives of parents and their adult children.
CHAPTER TITLES

Introduction: Get Comfortable with Ambiguity
Don't Let Go, Don't Bite Your Tongue
Know Yourself
Say Goodbye to Fantasy and Hello to Reality
Emerging Adulthood
Refilling the Nest
Relationships
Weddings
Grandparenting
Money
Eternal Triangles
Communications Tips
Conclusion
Yours to Write
How to Start a Support Group
Further Readings
Films and Videos
Literature for Book Clubs
Notes, Bibliography, Index

Ruth Nemzoff, Ed.D.
Author of:
Don't Bite Your Tongue:
How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children
Dr. Ruth Nemzoff has four adult children and is a popular speaker on the topic of parenting adult children and family dynamics. She is a resident scholar at Brandeis University's Women's Studies Research Center.