This is a book of case studies of difficult situations for adult children that offers specific advice for their parents. The author wants to teach parents to distinguish between the correct approach to their grown children’s problems, that is, giving the support that’s needed, versus sacrificing everything for one’s grown children. Divorce of a child, illness or death of a child,religious controversy, and bad relationships with in-laws are some of the problems Auerbach covers. Each chapter deals with a specific issue. This is a serious yet accessible study by a psychologist with experience in the American and Israeli military as well as in hospitals, clinics, schools, and private practice.
Miriam Bradman Abrahams, mom, grandmom, avid reader, sometime writer, born in Havana, raised in Brooklyn, residing in Long Beach on Long Island. Longtime former One Region One Book chair and JBC liaison for Nassau Hadassah, currently presenting Incident at San Miguel with author AJ Sidransky who wrote the historical fiction based on her Cuban Jewish refugee family’s experiences during the revolution. Fluent in Spanish and Hebrew, certified hatha yoga instructor.
