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All Grown Up

Nurturing Relationships with Adult Children
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All Grown Up explores the evolving relationship between parents and their adult children, a stage often overlooked in parenting discussions. The book addresses common challenges such as a grown child returning home, conflicts with their partners, supporting them through life’s difficulties, and navigating grandparenthood. Drawing on personal experiences and expert advice, it offers thoughtful guidance to help parents maintain a close, harmonious bond with their adult children.
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Ideal for parents navigating the new dynamics with their adult children, those interested in family relationships, and anyone seeking understanding and practical advice on mature parent-child connections.

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The must read guide to navigating healthy relationships with your adult children.

The must read guide to navigating healthy relationships with your adult children.

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When children grow up and become adults we often assume, as parents, that our job is done. In fact, it's just the beginning of a whole new stage in our lifelong connection.

Relationships with adult children are an aspect of parenting that is rarely discussed, yet they require thoughtfulness and empathy and can bring many new challenges.

How can you avoid conflict when your adult child returns to live with you?

What if you don't get on with their partner?

How should you support your child through a divorce or mental health challenges later in life?

Do you have mixed feelings about looking after your grandchildren?

What if your adult children don't get along?

All Grown Up draws on the personal experiences of parents, as well as advice from leading experts in the field, to offer support and guidance on working through these common dilemmas to develop and maintain a close bond with your adult child. Discover how to create family harmony and a strong, enduring connection.

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At last a book to fill the gap - between β€œempty nesting” and β€œadulting with adults" - informative and kind. – Helen Lederer, founder of Comedy Women in Print
Celia is a great author. [This is] much needed… covers so many different emotions and so many different topics. – Jo Good, BBC Radio London
[A] brilliant book on this stage of life… Celia Dodd looks at how you can deal with different issues that can occur through no fault on anyone’s side. – A & G Magazine

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472980762

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Green Tree

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 365g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Celia Dodd is an author and journalist with over 30 years’ experience of contributing features on family, relationships, health and education to national newspapers and magazines, including The Times, the Independent, the Daily Mail and Radio Times. This is Dodd’s fourth book; previous books include The Empty Nest: how to survive and stay close to your adult child (Piatkus) and Not Fade Away: How to thrive in retirement (Bloomsbury).

www.celiadodd.co.uk

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