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Summary: Escaping the parent trap (s)
Review: A friend gave this book to me and once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. Susan Newman's Nobody's Baby Now is for any one of us "grownups" who has tried to sort through the complex range of Oh-not-that-again feelings that come up over and over when dealing with a parent(s). I found the insightful tips in Chapter 12, on friendship, especially helpful for breaking through those pesky patterns that land me in those old familiar territories of conflict.
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Summary: Escaping the parent trap (s)
Review: A friend gave this book to me and once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. Susan Newman's Nobody's Baby Now is for any one of us "grownups" who has tried to sort through the complex range of Oh-not-that-again feelings that come up over and over when dealing with a parent(s). I found the insightful tips in Chapter 12, on friendship, especially helpful for breaking through those pesky patterns that land me in those old familiar territories of conflict.
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Summary: A friend gave this to me as a joke...
Review: After I moved back into my parents home. I had alway had a great and mutually supportive relationship with my parents- as long as we weren't under the same roof! When I had to move back home, the support went from comforting during a rough time to downright smothering! It was hard for them to treat me as an adult in my childhood home. I understood their perspective- but I wasn't going to become the child again. Susan Newman's book was really insightful. It gave me some great suggestions for shaping this new "adult" relationship that I have with my parents. I recommend it to anyone with 'problem parents'.
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Summary: Simple, solid and marriage saving
Review: As a professional in the field, what I like about Nobody's Baby Now is that the author gets to the point quickly and in clear, concise language. The author makes complicated problems and issues with parents easy to sort out and resolve. Her real life examples make you think she's talking about you and your parents. She has solutions for adult children who resort to child-like behavior when with parents, who allow parents to continue to run their adult lives or parents who put a wedge in their adult children's marriages. She's got a solid handle on in-laws and tells readers how to get their own; and she totally understands overly involved, judgemental grandparents. Her main points are highlighted in boxed areas for quick reference which tell you how to get a "grip" on the issues you may have with a parent.This is a book that can save marriages from parents' destructive behaviors and put adult children in charge of their own lives by making them independent of Mommy and Daddy without severing this powerful and all important connection. It is must reading for all adult children - be their problems with their parents big or small.
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Summary: Simple, solid and marriage saving
Review: As a professional in the field, what I like about Nobody's Baby Now is that the author gets to the point quickly and in clear, concise language. The author makes complicated problems and issues with parents easy to sort out and resolve. Her real life examples make you think she's talking about you and your parents. She has solutions for adult children who resort to child-like behavior when with parents, who allow parents to continue to run their adult lives or parents who put a wedge in their adult children's marriages. She's got a solid handle on in-laws and tells readers how to get their own; and she totally understands overly involved, judgemental grandparents. Her main points are highlighted in boxed areas for quick reference which tell you how to get a "grip" on the issues you may have with a parent. This is a book that can save marriages from parents' destructive behaviors and put adult children in charge of their own lives by making them independent of Mommy and Daddy without severing this powerful and all important connection. It is must reading for all adult children - be their problems with their parents big or small.
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Summary: Practical Guide For All Ages and Types
Review: As a young adult just starting to build a grown-up relationship with my parents, I found "Nobody's Baby Now" to be an invaluable guide for showing you how and why you should develop a peer-like friendship with your mom and dad. I liked that it gave you tools like real life testimonies and sample dialogues you can use to combat those little annoyances and disputes that can fester into huge family grudgefests. I also liked that it was written in a practical, conversational tone instead of relying on cliches or terminology you can't really apply to your own life. Seemed like it would be helpful for someone at any stage in their relationship with their parents and the rest of their families.
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Summary: Everyone Should Read This Book!
Review: As editor of a national pregnancy magazine, I see thousands of questions from readers every year on how they can better cope with the parents in their lives. Having a baby seems to bring these relationships to a new level. I always recommend "Nobody's Baby Now" because Dr. Newman not only explains how to make these relationships less stressful, but also why they aren't exactly smooth sailing in the first place. We've all had conversations with our parents, hung up the phone, and vented our frustration. But until I read "Nobody's Baby Now" I didn't realize what I could do to end the frusration and hurt and make the relationship work for both of us. This is a must-have book for all adults, but especially parents. I've given this as a baby shower gift several times recently, and the moms-to-be really appreciated it! Sheri Wallace
Editor-in-Chief, ePregnancy Magazine
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Summary: Down with the Queen of Difficult
Review: Down with the Queen of Difficult The words, difficult, stubborn, nosy, busy-body, controlling, demanding were invented for my mother. She was always in my face about what I wore, the latest guy, when am I going to settle down, telling me not to see this friend or that. She had to know every detail of my life. She made me utterly miserable, then I read "Nobody's Baby Now.' Voila! I can handle her now. Newman offers ideas on how to change YOUR thinking about a needy parent and she shows you how
to make a parent feel loved while you pull back from her. I learned at age 32 I'm an adult, and I can make some of the rules about our relationship and do it nicely. What a blessing this book has been for me.
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Summary: Making peace before death
Review: Fortunately "Nobody's Baby Now" came along at just the right time. Spending my life with pent up what-ifs and why-nots practically estranged me from my father. After reading a few chapters, I had the courage to speak from my heart and I'm glad I did because dad died a few short weeks after the breakthrough. Now I'm kicking myself for waiting so long but at least I'm creating an open door to better communication and understanding with my mother. Without this book of encouraging techniques, I would still be dwelling in the murky past and feeling guilty for the rest of my life. Thank you Dr. Newman...You've changed my life!
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Summary: Things to think about
Review: I consider my relationship with my mother to be a good one. However, now that I have a teenage daughter I am very interested in keeping a good connection between the two of us that is different from the one I share with my mother. This book gave me some guidelines and insights on how to do that.
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