Criticizing Or Complaining Rarely Buys You Anything BY JOSHUA COLEMAN While many grandparents can regularly see their grandchildren, others rarely can spend time with their grands. However, some grandparents find
Estrangement: The Stretch It Takes BY EMILY MORGAN What are we to do when we are blocked from having a relationship with our grands by their parents–our own children? Emily
“My Spoiled Adult Daughter Claims She Had a Bad Childhood!” BY DR JOSHUA COLEMAN I had a very, very, difficult upbringing which was mainly my mother as my parents were
By Joshua Colemam My Disrespectful Granddaughter! QUESTION: How do I deal with my 16 year old granddaughter and daughter who refuse to accept the work that I have done in
When Grandparent Estrangement May Be Justified By Donne Davis This is a reprint with permission from GaGaSisterhood.com This letter to “Ask Amy” made my blood boil. Usually I feel tremendous empathy
“My Estrangement Makes Me Feel Like Such A Loser!” By Joshua Coleman, PhD Estrangement is not only hurtful to parents because of the loss of their child, but
Why Mistakes with Estrangement Are Unavoidable BY JOSHUA COLEMAN, Ph.D. Parental estrangement can evoke ongoing and intense feelings of rejection, fear, guilt and anger. It brings out the most primitive,
Estrangement, Shame and Isolation BY JOSHUA COLEMAN Almost every day I get a call or email from a relieved parent saying, “I thought I was the only one dealing with this
“I’m Wrong No Matter What I Do!” BY DR. JOSUHA COLEMAN So many of the parents I work with either have no idea why their child is behaving like they
Grandparents Who Feel Shame and Social Isolation By Dr. Joshua Coleman Almost every day I get a call or email from a relieved parent saying, “I thought I was the only
Struggling with estrangement? Try radical forgiveness for fractured relationships BY PAT HANSON, PH.D. Do you harbor a grievance or hold on to toxic energy about people, places, and institutions that