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You're not done yet : parenting young adults in an age of uncertainty / B. Janet Hibbs, M.F.T., Ph.D. and Anthony Rostain, M.D., M.A.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024Edition: First editionDescription: 289 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250283238
  • 125028323X
Other title:
  • You are not done yet
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Contents:
Part one: The age of uncertainty-- Introduction: A new era for parents -- The new normal: time to reset your thinking -- Emerging adulthood as a developmental stage -- Truth or truthy: rethinking our biases to improve our relationships -- Changing the rules: how to listen so your -- Twentysomething may talk and talk so they may share and listen -- Get a job: educational pathways for 21st century careers -- Part two: Young adults' stumbling blocks -- Executive functions and your twentysomething's path toward self-actualization -- Shiny screens everywhere -- When distress becomes a way of life -- Solutions for complex disorders: internet gaming, mood and substance use -- Parents as mental health advocates.
Summary: "A clear-eyed, optimistic guide for parents with adult children who need help navigating the challenges to launching an independent life. Times were already tough for young adults looking for ways to start living independent lives after high school and college: rents were up, wages were down, then the Covid-19 pandemic hit and a generation of young people were forced out of classrooms and routines, and back home living with their parents. Now many of those young adults can't figure out how to re-start their lives, and if they are suffering from mental health or addiction issues the challenge is even greater. For parents watching their children struggle, the need to respect their child's independence can clash with a parent's instinct to instruct and support. In You're Not Done Yet, two leading adolescent mental health experts provide a path to optimistic parenting, combating the frustrating isolation and anxiety many feel when dealing with their twenty-something children. Hibbs and Rostain explain why the times really are unprecedented, and how parents need to change their way of thinking in order to support their children without driving them away. Chapters cover topics such as addressing internal bias on what your child is "supposed" to do, learning how to talk less and listen more, and how to get your child the help they need when addiction and mental illness are factors. Packed with helpful information and step-by-step guides to specific situations, this book will be an invaluable resource for struggling parents and their twentysomething children"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A clear-eyed, optimistic guide for parents with adult children who need help navigating the challenges to launching an independent life.

Times were already tough for young adults looking for ways to start living independent lives after high school and college: rents were up, wages were down, student loan debt was burdensome, then the Covid-19 pandemic hit. A generation of young people were forced out of their classrooms, jobs, and social lives, returning home to live with their parents. Now many of these young adults carry the scars of the internal pandemic, with increased anxiety and depression, poor coping, and the uncertainty of how to restart their lives. Parents want to help, but the old rules of advice-giving can clash with the need to respect their child's autonomy.

In You're Not Done Yet, two leading adolescent and young adult mental health experts provide a practical and compassionate path to parents combatting the worry and frustrating isolation many feel when supporting their twentysomethings. Hibbs and Rostain explain when and how developmental markers changed, and invite parents and young adults to learn new, more effective ways of communicating with each other. Part I of the book covers the "new normal," of young adulthood, with its educational and career changes. The new normal of parent-child relationship asks us to rethink our "shoulds," and in the process develop a closer relationship based on talking and listening to understand each other, rather than "being right." Part II addresses the common and challenging problems that arise when mental illness creates a drag on a young adult's progress, and shows how parents may be engaged in their child's treatment. Packed with helpful information and step-by-step guides to specific problems, this book will be an invaluable resource for parents and their twentysomething children.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-279) and index.

Part one: The age of uncertainty-- Introduction: A new era for parents -- The new normal: time to reset your thinking -- Emerging adulthood as a developmental stage -- Truth or truthy: rethinking our biases to improve our relationships -- Changing the rules: how to listen so your -- Twentysomething may talk and talk so they may share and listen -- Get a job: educational pathways for 21st century careers -- Part two: Young adults' stumbling blocks -- Executive functions and your twentysomething's path toward self-actualization -- Shiny screens everywhere -- When distress becomes a way of life -- Solutions for complex disorders: internet gaming, mood and substance use -- Parents as mental health advocates.

"A clear-eyed, optimistic guide for parents with adult children who need help navigating the challenges to launching an independent life. Times were already tough for young adults looking for ways to start living independent lives after high school and college: rents were up, wages were down, then the Covid-19 pandemic hit and a generation of young people were forced out of classrooms and routines, and back home living with their parents. Now many of those young adults can't figure out how to re-start their lives, and if they are suffering from mental health or addiction issues the challenge is even greater. For parents watching their children struggle, the need to respect their child's independence can clash with a parent's instinct to instruct and support. In You're Not Done Yet, two leading adolescent mental health experts provide a path to optimistic parenting, combating the frustrating isolation and anxiety many feel when dealing with their twenty-something children. Hibbs and Rostain explain why the times really are unprecedented, and how parents need to change their way of thinking in order to support their children without driving them away. Chapters cover topics such as addressing internal bias on what your child is "supposed" to do, learning how to talk less and listen more, and how to get your child the help they need when addiction and mental illness are factors. Packed with helpful information and step-by-step guides to specific situations, this book will be an invaluable resource for struggling parents and their twentysomething children"-- Provided by publisher.

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