Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Their Parents - Hardcover

Jane Isay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0767920848 ISBN 13: 9780767920841

Publisher: Flying Dolphin Press, 2007

Synopsis

On giving advice: They Dont Want It. They Dont Hear It. They Resent It. Dont 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 dont 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 were 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. Isays 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.

About this title

About the Author

Jane Isay has been an editor for over forty years. She discovered Mary Pipher s Reviving Ophelia, commissioned Patricia O Connor s bestselling Woe Is I and Rachel Simmons s Odd Girl Out, and edited such nonfiction classics as Praying for Sheetrock and Friday Night Lights. She lives in New York City, not too far from her children and grandchildren.

Edition details

• Publisher: Flying Dolphin Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0767920848
• ISBN 13: 9780767920841
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240