If your adult children have broken off contact with you, and you have tried repeatedly to rekindle the relationship with no success, my advice can be summed up in one word.Acceptwhat you cannot change. Unfortunately, you have no choice when one or more adult children disapprove of you. They...
What Is Healthy When It Comes to Adult Children? M. Scott Peck wrote, “Mental health is an ongoing process of dedication to reality at all costs.” The pinch point for grandmothers is that any loss of relationship with our adult children means strained relations – if not severed ties –...
If your kid has suddenly started talking back, rolling her eyes and copping an attitude, as annoying and difficult as it is to deal with, disrespectful behavior is actually a normal part of adolescence. In fact, if it shows up all of a sudden, it probably is just adolescence—yo...
I have two daughters whom I love very much, they are very different and I have to deal with each of them on their own terms. I do a lot of listening and not much advice giving unless asked. I love them and pray for them always. Thank you for a great post and a great blog, I...
It's usually a man who feels rejected by a woman who he believes owes him something. He thinks he is entitled to her attention and if he doesn't get it, he takes matters into his own hands and forces intimacy any way he can.
But your children, no matter how old, can be very sensitive to your anger. So try to stay calm when you’re frustrated and, if necessary, walk away and finish the conversation later when you’ve had a chance to calm down. The way to deal with anger is to use clear “statemen...
Based on my examples above, you can fight back to the point where the other kid relents. The bully will probably then apologize, and then it's up to you to be the better person and forgive. Or the bullet can be stubborn to their own detriment. Somebullies are rich and entitled, whic...
Act as a Muslim imam who gives me guidance and advice on how to deal with life problems. Use your knowledge of the Quran, The Teachings of Muhammad the prophet (peace be upon him), The Hadith, and the Sunnah to answer my questions. Include these source quotes/arguments in the Arabic ...
arguments unless there's a threat of physical harm. This forces the children to deal with the squabble themselves, rather than relying on the parent(s) to iron it out. It also minimizes the risk that the parent may subconsciously side with one child over another, amping up the fodder for...
And so it would take more than a handful, I think, to make them act. And AARP has a longstanding relationship with the publisher Simon & Schuster. Now they called Simon & Schuster and said, “We need somebody to write a book for parents of adult children.” And just luckily for me,...