Walking on Eggshells. Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents
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Manufacturer: Flying Dolphin Press
Author: Jane Isay
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 2008-02-26
Publisher: Flying Dolphin Press
Label: Flying Dolphin Press
Number Of Pages: 256
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Editorial Review
On giving advice:
They Don’t Want It.
They Don’t Hear It.
They Resent It.
Don’t Give It.
We raise our children to be independent and lead fulfilling lives, but when they finally do, staying close becomes more complicated than ever. And for every bewildered mother who wonders why her children don’t call, there is a frustrated son or daughter who just wants to be treated like a grownup. Now, renowned editor Jane Isay delivers the perfect gift to both parents and their adult children—real-life wisdom and advice on how to stay together without falling apart.
Using extensive interviews with people from ages twenty-five to seventy, Isay shows that we’re far from alone in our struggles to make this new, adult relationship work. She offers up groundbreaking insights and deeply moving stories that will inspire those in even the toughest situations. Isay’s warmth and wit shine through on every page as she charts an invaluable course through the confusing, and often painful, interactions parents and children can face. Walking on Eggshells is the much-needed road map that will keep you connected to the people you love most.
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Customer Reviews
A must read for parents with grown children 
2007-09-30
I have insisted to several friends that as parents of adult children, they too, MUST buy the book. I even bought extra copies myself and gave to relatives. It's a "keeper" in my library.
Thank you, Jane Isay for the shared revelations.
So, I am not alone.... 2007-09-28
Just when I thought I was all alone in the "inapt Mother-in-law" category, I read the book with such relief!!! Alas, I have company!!!
Disappointing 
2007-09-09
This book makes some good points but didn't go deep enough to help me. I found "When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don't Get Along" to be far more helpful because the author, Dr. Joshua Coleman, provides much more guidance for a range of situations and goes into much more depth for this very difficult problem.
false relationships 
2007-09-09
I was expecting more from this book than I got. The basic premise stated over and over is: Don't give advice, and hold your tongue. This seems to foster false and fake relationships. Would you want someone to "pretend" they adore you, when thet really can't stand you? I think most people want relationships that are true and real. I was hoping for a book with more advice on how to deal with specific situations, not just "keep everything to yourself" I was dissapointed in the author.
solid 
2007-09-09
easy, quick read. Nice ideas and points made in this book. It gives examples and things to think about. Well done.
After they're grown it's too late to change them 2008-06-14
Read Teenproofing first. Then stop "fixing" everything for them. Quit making them feel "special" about whatever, and then like this book says "keep your mouth shut", even when they ask for advice don't give it to them
Now you don't have to read the book, but if you do, it's okay. No magic but good advice. Yes, it's an advice book not a research book on young adult behavior.
help for todays parents of adult children 2008-04-06
What worked for our parents doesn't seem to work for THIS generation of parents of adult children....Thanks for expressing in WORDS what we and
our adult children have been FEELING, but maybe never expressed....Jane
Isay "normalizes" these experiences and feelings and gives good insights.
This book opened areas of conversation which needed to be opened....well done! (By the way, this is NOT the book, of the same name, Walking on Eggshells, a classic
in the field of borderline personality disorder)
Very inciteful 2008-03-28
I needed it. Have 5 kids over 20 and it was very helpful.
I stopped giving advice!
Very informative 2007-12-31
I gave this as a gift and kept one for myself. Lots of interesting information on what to say and NOT SAY to your adult children. Of course, always "Keep your mouth shut and your pocketbook OPEN!"
Don't bother 2007-10-11
I can save you some money...there is little hope for having any kind of loving relationship with adult children unless you are willing to be a doormat.
