Alienated Grandparent? How Do We Influence Our Adult Child’s Wrong Conclusions? BY JOSHUA COLEMAN Q When the adult child (age 37) holds her exaggerated perceptions as Gospel, and everyone with
How Do I Say No to My Adult Child’s Requests for Money? BY DR. JOSHUA COLEMAN Sometimes you have to say no. But, how do you know when you should
“Can My Relationship with My Adult Child Ever Be What I Hoped For?” By Joshua Coleman, Ph.D. “So, as we progress through this estrangement seminar I am beginning to ask myself what
Our Adult Child is Verbally Abusive and Rewrites Her Childhood BY DR. JOSHUA COLEMAN Our estranged daughter is 28-years-old. In limited contacts with us beginning about a year ago, she insisted
By Dr. Joshua Coleman I think one of the hardest tasks of being an estranged parent is countering your child’s opinions of how you were or are as a
It seems to be true; it doesn’t matter how old you or your children get; you still worry about them. According to a recent study, parents still lose sleep worrying
“How Am I Supposed to Work with My Adult Child’s Wrongful Accusations?” By Dr. Joshua Coleman One of the problems that we psychotherapists create is when we tell our clients
“I’M WRONG NO MATTER WHAT I DO!” By Dr. Josuha Coleman So many of the parents (many now grandparents) I work with either have no idea why their child is
By Karen L. Rancourt, PhD | Next time you feel compelled to give a little parenting advice to your adult child or her/his spouse, remembering three little words can make
Are ghosts from your past haunting you? BY PAT HANSON, PH.D. Because it offers an excuse to put on a mask, dress up anyway I’d like, and play pretend, I