Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

Why I'd hand it to you

Lindsay Gibson, a psychologist, describes parents who could not meet their children's emotional needs, and explains how that pattern can follow kids into adulthood. She sorts these parents into types and offers ways to set limits and stop hoping they will change. For many readers it puts words to something they never could name. A caution worth taking seriously: it is easy to read this and start labeling everyone in your family, and the types are broad. It also can't replace working with a counselor for deeper wounds. Read it with some grace for your parents, and yourself.

— Matt Jordan