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Do you sometimes feel as if you are living your life to please others? Do you give other people the benefit of the doubt but second-guess yourself? Do you struggle with perfectionism, anxiety, lack of confidence, emotional emptiness, or eating disorders? In your intimate relationships, have you found it difficult to get close without losing your sense of self? If so, you may be among the fifteen million adults in the United States who were raised with unhealthy parental control. In this groundbreaking bestseller by accomplished family therapist Dan Neuharth, Ph.D., you'll discover whether your parents controlled eating, appearance, speech, decisions, feelings, social life, and other aspects of your childhood—and whether that control may underlie problems you still struggle with in adulthood. Packed with inspiring case studies and dozens of practical suggestions, this book shows you how to leave home emotionally so you can improve assertiveness, boundaries, and confidence, quiet you "inner critics," and bring more balance to your moods and relationships. Offering compassion, not blame, Dr. Neuharth helps you make peace with your past and avoid overcontrolling your children and other loved ones.
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Parental overprotection, Autonomy (Psychology), Parent and adult child, Control (Psychology), Manipulative behavior, Adult children of dysfunctional families, Nonfiction, Psychology, Self-Improvement, Adult children of dysfunctional families., Control (psychology), Autonomy (psychology), Self-help techniques, Conduct of lifeEdition | Availability |
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If You Had Controlling Parents: How to Make Peace with Your Past and Take Your Place in the World
2009, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
0061861812 9780061861819
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If You Had Controlling Parents
2007, HarperCollins
Electronic resource
in English
0061453463 9780061453465
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If You Had Controlling Parents: How to Make Peace with Your Past and Take Your Place in the World
October 1, 1999, Harper Paperbacks
in English
0060929324 9780060929329
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If You Had Controlling Parents: How to Make Peace with Your Past and Take Your Place in the World
October 1, 1999, Harper Paperbacks
Paperback
in English
- 1st Cliff Street Books/HarperPerennial Ed edition
0060929324 9780060929329
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If you had controlling parents: how to make peace with your past and take your place in the world
1998, Cliff Street Books
in English
- 1st ed.
0060191910 9780060191917
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"Healthy parenting is simple: Raise children well and set them free Being a healthy child is also simple: Play, learn, grow up, and leave home But while both job descriptions are simple, neither is easy."
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"Healthy parenting is simple: Raise children well and set them free Being a healthy child is also simple: Play, learn, grow up, and leave home But while both job descriptions are simple, neither is easy."
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