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Setting boundaries with your aging parents : [finding balance between burnout and respect]

Helps adult children who long for a better relationship with their parents but feel trapped in a never-ending cycle of chaos, crisis, or drama. This title charts a roadmap through the often unfamiliar territory of setting boundaries with parents while maintaining personal balance and avoiding burnout.
Print Book, English, ©2010
Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Or., ©2010
224 pages ; 22 cm
9780736926744, 0736926747
1012010492
Why I'm writing this book
Finding the balance between burnout and respect
The road to burnout
Stop the insanity!
It's all about change and choice
"But I'm only trying to help"
The motivation behind the madness
Pain from the past
Toxic elders
destructive choices
The power of love and forgiveness
R.e.s.p.e.c.t
When your parent becomes dependent
The sibling situation
Financial fallout
The six steps to sanity: how to set healthy boundaries
Stop your own negative behavior
Assemble a support group
Nip excuses in the bud
Implement rules and boundaries
Trust your instincts
Yield everything to God
The dawn of a new beginning
Put it in writing
Stress triggers
Expectations
Consequences
Sowing and reaping
A message from Allison
Sample letters/scripts
Subtitle from cover